North Fork Section
With the addition of 12 miles of trail from near
Pomona to Highway AP, the North Fork section is ready to go-- except
that we're still waiting for an official OT brochure and GPS data.
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Overview
This section was created by co-opting portions
of the Ridge Runner trail and trails in the Devil's Backbone
Wilderness area, plus adding 12 miles to the east from near Blue
Springs to Pomona. The 25 miles from the Pomona trailhead through the Devils Backbone Wilderness has been recently reworked, cleared and signed, and is in great shape.
Current Trail Conditions
As of 02/28/2010, the condition is:
Open
This section is in great shape. There is a lot of local maintenance performed on this section of trail. Bottomlands can get weedy in summer between maintenance outings.
Directions
- Pomona Trailhead- From Pomona at
Highways 63 & P, take P west about a mile. Turn left on
Forest Service road 835 and go a hundred yards or so to a
trailhead parking loop on the left side of the road. The
trail begins on the west side of FS 835.
- Highway CC
Trailhead- About 15 miles west of West Plains on Highway
CC.
- Devil's Backbone Trailhead- We haven't
been here, but here are rough directions based upon a map we have:
From West Plains, take Highway K west about 11 miles, past
Potterville to Highway KK. Make a right on KK, go about 4-5
miles to road on right. Trailhead is about 1.5 miles down
this road.
Further Information
Danny's MOTRAILS review of Devil's Backbone Wilderness
Danny's MOTRAILS review of the Ridge Runner Trail
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