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Hiking Trails

If you love the outdoors, and love to hike, the Ozarks & Ouachita Mountains are your kind of place! With a wide variety of hiking opportunities available, from ½-mile flat trails, to multi-mile 1,000-ft+ climbs, you can find almost any type of trail to satisfy your outdoor adventure hunger. And with a multitude of trails available on state park lands, conservation areas, national parks, or nestled within the different national forests, it could take years before you hike them all! But then again, isn't that the fun of it?

To begin hiking, you have several choices to find a trail. First, you can click on a specific region from the map at right to see all the trails located within that region. Or, you may choose from the "master list" table below. Click on each column header to sort the list by that column, or type a search to narrow the list, either in the main search at the top of the table, or for each individual column just below the table.


**In an effort to keep the list of hiking trails manageable and more easily navagable, only those trails of 2 miles in length or longer are listed here. A few exceptions are those shorter trails having very specific, unique characteristics, or belonging to a network or system of trails totaling 2 miles in length or more. Many shorter trails are still available on state park and wildlife management lands, and are covered on their respective pages. I encourage you to hike these trails as well, and explore what they too have to offer.**


*Currently, there are so many more trails within the Ozarks and Ouachitas than I have had time to photograph, gather information for, and list here. As soon as new information becomes available, and I am able to either gather pictures or create a map, I will post those new trails here.*

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Trail Length  Difficulty  Location Region Type
Alum Cove National Recreation Trail Go 001.1 miles Easy - Moderate Ozark National Forest Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Ankle Express Trail Go 018 miles Moderate - Strenuous Greenleaf State Park Oklahoma Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Mtn Bike
Asher Creek Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Lake Wappapello
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Bear Hollow Trail Go 002.8 miles Moderate Mt Magazine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Mtn Bike, ATV
Bench Trail Go 004 miles Easy Mt Nebo State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Benefield Loop Trails Go 002 miles Easy Mt Magazine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Black River Trail Go 002 miles Easy Johnson's Shut-Ins
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Bluff Ridge Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Harry S. Truman
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike
Boy Scout Trail Go 012 miles Moderate - Strenuous Petit Jean State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Braille Trail Go 001 mile Easy Elephant Rocks
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Butterfield Trail Go 015 miles Moderate - Strenuous Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Backpack, Hike
Caddo Bend Trail Go 004 miles Moderate Lake Ouachita State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Cattail Pond Trail Go 002.75 miles Easy - Moderate Robbers Cave State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike
Cedar Bluff Trail Go 002 miles Easy Pomme de Terre
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike
Cedar Falls Trail Go 002.25 miles Moderate Petit Jean State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Clayton Lake SP Trail Go 002 miles Easy - Moderate Clayton Lake State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike
Coon Creek Ridge Trail Go 002 miles Easy - Moderate Robbers Cave State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Cove Lake Trail Go 009.7 miles Moderate - Strenuous Mt Magazine State Park, Ozark National Forest Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Backpack, Hike
Dam Mountain Trail Go 004 miles Moderate Lake Catherine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
David L. Boren Hiking Trail Go 012 miles Moderate - Strenuous Beaver's Bend/Hochatown State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Backpack, Hike
Deer Run Trail Go 002.75 mile Moderate Onondaga Cave
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Devil's Den Self-Guided Trail Go 001.5 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Devil's Kitchen Interpretive Trail Go 001.5 miles Moderate Roaring River
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Dolomite Rock Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Ha Ha Tonka
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Dripping Springs
Trail Go		 0.5 mile Easy Natural Falls State Park Oklahoma Ozarks Hike
Eagle's Nest Trail Go 002.3 miles Moderate Roaring River
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Falls Branch Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Lake Catherine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Fawn's Ridge Trail Go 002 miles Easy Lake of the Ozarks
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike
Fire Tower Trail Go 003.5 miles Moderate Roaring River
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Glory Hole Trail Go 001 mile Easy Ozark National Forest Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Gorley King Trail Go 007 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Harris Creek Trail Go 003.5 miles Easy - Moderate Cossatot River State Park - Natural Area Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Hidden Diversity Multi-Use Trail Go 023 miles Moderate - Strenuous Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Bike, Horse
Honey Run Trail Go 002.5 miles Moderate Lake of the Ozarks
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike
Horseshoe Mountain Trail Go 004 miles Moderate Lake Catherine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Huckleberry Mountain Multi-Use Trail Go 034 miles Moderate - Strenuous Mt Magazine State Park, Ozark National Forest Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse, ATV
Huckleberry Trail Go 003.5 miles Easy Woolly Hollow State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Indian Nations Multi-Use Trail Go 005 miles Moderate Beaver's Bend/Hochatown State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Indian Point Trail Go 003 miles Easy - Moderate Pomme de Terre
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike
Kings Bluff Loop Go 001.7 miles Easy Ozark National Forest Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Lake Wappapello Trail Go 015 miles Moderate - Strenuous Lake Wappapello
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Lakeview Lodge Trail Go 006 miles Easy - Moderate Beavers Bend/Hochatown State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Lighthorseman Trail Go 003.2 miles Easy - Moderate Lake Wister State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike
Mina Sauk Falls Trail Go 003 miles Moderate Taum Sauk Mountain
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Mooner's Hollow Trail Go 002.7 miles Easy - Moderate St. Francois
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Mossback Ridge Trail Go 002.1 miles Moderate Mt Magazine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Mountain Trail Go 004.75 miles Moderate Robbers Cave State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Backpack, Hike
Mudlick Trail Go 012 miles Moderate - Strenuous Sam A. Baker State Park Southeast Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Horse
Natural Tunnel Trail Go 007.5 miles Moderate Bennett Spring
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
North Rim Trail Go 002.2 miles Moderate Mt Magazine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Oak Ridge Trail Go 003.25 miles Easy Onondaga Cave
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Old Road Trail Go 005 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Opossum Track Trail Go 003 miles Moderate Washington
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Ozark Chinquapin Trail Go 003.1 miles Easy - Moderate Big Sugar Creek
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Pedestal Rocks Loop Go 002.2 miles Easy Ozark National Forest Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Pigeon Roost Trail Go 008.5 miles Moderate Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Backpack, Hike
Pike Run Trail Go 011 miles Moderate - Strenuous St. Francois
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Horse
Pinnacle Mountain Loop Go 002.75 miles Strenuous Pinnacle Mountain State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Quarry Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Ha Ha Tonka
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Rim Trail Go 003.5 miles Moderate Mt Nebo State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
River Corridor Trail Go 014 miles Moderate - Strenuous Cossatot River State Park - Natural Area Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Backpack, Hike
Rocky Top Trail Go 003 miles Moderate Lake of the Ozarks
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike
Rockywood Trail Go 010 miles Moderate - Strenuous Washington
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike
Rough Canyon Trail Go 002.85 miles Easy - Moderate Robbers Cave State Park Oklahoma Ouachita Mountains Backpack, Hike
Sam's Throne Loop Go 002.75 miles Moderate Ozark National Forest Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Savanna Ridge Trail Go 002.5 miles Easy - Moderate Bennett Spring
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Scour Trail Go 001.5 miles Easy Johnson's Shut-Ins
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Seven Hollows Trail Go 004.5 miles Moderate Petit Jean State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Shoreline Trail Go 002.2 miles Easy Table Rock
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Shut-Ins Trail Go 002.25 miles Easy - Moderate Johnson's Shut-Ins
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Signal Hill Trail Go 001.5 miles Easy - Moderate Mt Magazine State Park Arkansas River Valley & Ouachita Mountains Hike
Spring Trail Go 001.5 miles Easy - Moderate Ha Ha Tonka
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Hike
Squaw's Revenge Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Lake of the Ozarks
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Hike, Horse
Swimming Deer Trail Go 002.7 miles Easy - Moderate St. Francois
State Park		 Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Trail of Four Winds Go 013 miles Moderate - Strenuous Lake of the Ozarks
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
Turkey Pen Hollow Trail Go 007 miles Moderate - Strenuous Ha Ha Tonka
State Park		 Southwest Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike
Vista Point Trail Go 008 miles Moderate - Strenuous Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike, Mtn Bike, Horse
War Eagle Trail Go 002 miles Moderate Withrow Springs State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike
Whispering Pines Trail Go 010 miles Moderate - Strenuous Hawn State Park Southeast Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike
White Oaks Trail Go 004.4 miles Moderate Hawn State Park Southeast Missouri Ozarks Hike
Wilderness Trail Go 010 miles Moderate - Strenuous Meramec State Park Central Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike
Woodland Trail Go 006 miles Moderate - Strenuous Lake of the Ozarks
State Park		 Central Missouri Ozarks Backpack, Hike
Yellow Rock Trail Go 003 miles Moderate Devil's Den State Park Arkansas Ozarks & Boston Mountains Hike