Waypoints

Trailhead

#53 Parking
Elevation = 413.40 ft
Type = Trailhead

3152 Trailhead
FS3152 trailhead
Elevation = 883.44 ft
Type = Trailhead

4155 Trailhead
Western trailhead of the Eleven Point section on Forest Service road 4155.
Elevation = 740.77 ft
Type = Trailhead

Barton Fen Trailhead
Barton Fen unofficial trailhead. Parking on side of road near low-water bridge. Cross bridge to reach trail. Located on CR-78. About 200' east of trail.

Bass Parking
You MUST check-in with Bass River Resort if you plan on using this lot for trail access.

Bell North Trailhead
Bell Mountain north trailhead

Berryman Parking
Access to OT via Berryman Loop Trail

Brazil Creek Trailhead
Berryman Loop trailhead.

Brush Arbor Trailhead
Also known as Walton Chapel Trailhead

Brushy Creek Lodge Parking
Brushy Creek Lodge parking and trail access. This is private property and there may be a daily charge for parking. Please check in at the restaurant. Food, cabins and camping are available. Good place for a resupply drop-off.

Brushy Creek Trailhead

Collins Ridge Trailhead
Collins Ridge trailhead

Council Bluff Boat Launch
Council Bluff Lake boat launch parking lot. There is a $3 daily parking fee.

CR235 Trailhead
County Road 235 trailhead. The signs to this trailhead are frequently vandalized and the parking area can be difficult to find. It is located at a bend in the road approximately 2.8 to 3.0 miles from Mine Road. Trail markers are on the opposite side of the road. A couple-hundred feet north of the main trail.

Crane Lake Trailhead
Crane Lake TH

Enough Parking
Boat launch area with parking. Access from Highway 32 at Enough Boat Launch sign.

Goggins Mountain Trailhead
Trailhead is on the right at the front of the campground

Greer Recreation Area Trailhead
Greer Recreation Area trailhead parking. Ozark Trail access is several hundred feet up the access road. Take a short connector trail to the Eleven Point section.

Harmon Spring Parking
Parking area at the end of Forest Service road 2901. Located about 500' or so south of trail.

Hazel Creek Trailhead
Hazel Creek Trailhead. Parking is on the north side of the gravel road near the interpretive signs. The trail is a short way up the gravel road to the northeast. Look for OT markers.

Hwy 172 Trailhead

Hwy 21 Trailhead
Highway 21 trailhead

Hwy 60 Trailhead
Highway 60 trailhead

Hwy 67 / #60 Trailhead

Courtois Trailhead at Highway 8

Hwy A Trailhead
Highway A Trailhead. Located 200 feet south of main trail

Hwy AP Trailhead
Highway AP trailhead

Hwy CC Trailhead
Highway CC trailhead

Hwy DD Trailhead
Highway DD Trailhead. Located on the east side of Highway DD about 200 yards north of Highway 32.

Hwy F Parking

Hwy J Trailhead
Highway J trailhead. Park in cleared area at bend in road.

Hwy N Trailhead
Highway N trailhead

Hwy P Trailhead
Highway P trailhead, located just south of Highway 72. Gravel lot on east side of road. The trail is located on opposite side of road. The Blair Creek section is to the south and the Karkaghne section to the east.

Hwy P Trailhead
Highway P trailhead. Unmarked access road is one mile west of Highway 63. Go south on gravel road and park in circle. Trail located to west of parking circle.

Johnson's Shut-Ins Trailhead

Klepzig Mill Parking
Day-use parking spot for a couple of vehicles. Access via Highway NN - go to end of paved road, make a left and follow gravel road to Klepzig Mill.

Little St Louis Parking
Parking area next to trail and the Courtois Creek. This area is known locally as Little St. Louis.

Lower Narrows Trailhead
Lower Narrows trailhead with pull-around parking. Look for an improved lot in the future.

Marble Creek Trailhead
Marble Creek Campground and Trailhead

McCormack Lake Trailhead
McCormack Lake trailhead. One mile spur to Ozark Trail-- go south along the eastern shore of the lake and pick up the trail by the dam. One mile north of trail.

McGarr Ridge Trailhead
Trail Head at north edge of Devil's Backbone Wilderness at Highway CC. The Forest Service refers to this as the McGarr Ridge Trail Head

MDC Lot Trailhead
You'll need to consult a map to get to this spot, which is a great trailhead location if you'd like to trim about two miles from the northern Current River section. FLOODING HAZARD AFTER HEAVY RAINS

North DD Lot
Unmarked parking area about 1/2 mile south of Council Bluff entrance. About 200' southeast of trail.

Onondaga Trailhead
Onondaga Trailhead. A small pull-off for 1-2 vehicles. This is not marked as a parking lot.

Current River Parking
This is an alternate trailhead that avoids the Highway 106 road walk.

Peck Ranch Trailhead
Peck Ranch trailhead. Trail access is at the northeast corner of the lot and the trail uses the gravel road to reach the Ozark Trail. The OT enters at two points down the gravel road-- be sure you're headed in the correct direction! Almost 1/2 mile south of trail.

Powder Mill Trailhead
Powder Mill trailhead. The parking lot is next to the research center / ranger station. The trail begins at the nearby kiosk and crosses a lawn before entering the woods. About 1/4 mile from Highway 106.

Rocky Falls Parking
Day-use parking at Rocky Falls. 1/2 mile west of trail.

Russell Mtn Trailhead
Russell Mountain trailhead

Sinking Creek Trailhead
Sinking Creek Lookout Tower trailhead. The old tower house is now available for rental through the Forest Service. Southest of trail 100 yards or so.

Sutton Bluff Trailhead
Sutton Bluff trailhead. Located on FS-2236 about a half-mile from the low-water bridge. Short connector trail to OT

Taum Sauk Mtn Trailhead
Taum Sauk Mountain trailhead. Located 1/4 mile northeast of main trail

Upalika Pond Trailhead

Victory School House Trailhead

Wrangler Trailhead

Himont Trailhead
Trailhead for the Laxton Hollow Trail and Brushy Creek Trail

#43 Parking
Parking near the bridge along Hwy 34

University Forest Consevation Area Parking
Head east along road to trail access. Go south to OT Connection.

University Forest Consevation Area Parking

Ridge Runner at Noblett Lake

Hendrickson Access Parking (MDC)
1.5 mi road walk to trail access. .5 mi from Hendrickson Access parking lot back to CR501. Right on CR501 for .6 mi, then left for 500 ft to Hwy O. Right on Hwy O for .2 mi to Rocky Falls Lane. Left on Rocky Falls Lane for .1 mi to trail access on the left.

Lindsey Mtn Trailhead
Lindsey Mountain Trailhead in Bell Mountain Wilderness

#50 Parking
Parking Area #50

Parking Area #52

FUTURE: Greenville Recreation Area Parking

FUTURE: Greenville Recreation Area Boat Parking

Wappapello State Park TH

Sam A Baker State Park Trailhead

#55 Parking off CR380

#58 Parking off Hwy FF

Tracks

Alternate Trail

Middle Fork Barton Fen Bypass

Current River Peck Ranch By-Pass

Connecting Trail

Victory Horse Trail

Victory Horse Trail Loop

Bell Mountain

Bell Mountain Joes Creek Loop

Taum Sauk Goggins

Taum Sauk JSI Scour Trail

Big Spring CCC Loop

Big Spring Chilton

Big Spring Chilton Connector

Big Spring Chub Hollow

Big Spring Connector Loop

Big Spring Kinnard

Big Spring Long Bay

Big Spring Lookout

Big Spring Spring Trail

Big Spring Spur

Brushy Creek Trail Laxton Hollow Connector

Brushy Creek Trail Connector

Brushy Creek Trail

Blue Ridge Trail

Devils Backbone Connector

North Fork Campground Spur

Devils Backbone North Fork River Spur
Short trail to North Fork River

Devils Backbone Trail

Hammonds Mill Loop

Hammonds Mill Trail

Noblett Lake Connector

Noblett Lake West

Noblett Lake Southern Loop

Ridge Runner Trail

Steam Mill connector
Connector from Ridge Runner towards Hammonds Mill camp

Taum Sauk Goggins Connector

Wappapello State Park Connector

Taum Sauk JSI Shut-ins Trail

Wappapello State Park To University Forest Conservation Area

Wappapello University Forest Conservation Area Connector
University Forest Conservation Area Connector

Greenville Recreation Area Spur

Taum Sauk JSI to Campground
Paved path from JSI to Campground

Main Trail

North Fork Section

Marble Creek Lake Loop

Marble Creek Section

Wappapello Loop

Victory Section

Taum Sauk Mina Sauk Loop

Eleven Point Section

Eleven Point Greer Recreation Area

Eleven Point Greer Equestrian Loop

Between the Rivers Section

Karkaghne Section

Middle Fork Section
Middle Fork / John Roth Memorial Section

Courtois Section

Blair Creek Section

Trace Creek Section

Wappapello Section
Wappapello Section (updated 2015)

Taum Sauk Section

Current River Section

Nearby trail

Lindsey Mtn Trail
USFS trail. Not part of the OT. From USFS data

OT Spur Trail

Council Bluff Lake Trail

Berryman Trail Brazil Creek Connector

Council Bluff Lake Connector

Berryman Trail
Berryman Trail (10-2016)

Road - White

Courtois Harmon Spring Rd - FR2901
Some maps do not show FR2901 that goes down to the Harmon Spring Trailhead

Wappapello Road to PA-52

Trailhead Spur

Victory Upalika Spur

Taum Sauk JSI Hwy N Loop

Taum Sauk JSI Hwy N Spur

Taum Sauk Russell Mountain Spur

Taum Sauk Mountain Spur

Eleven Point Greer Spur

Eleven Point McCormack Lake Spur

Current River Hwy 60 TH Spur

Between the Rivers Sinking Creek Spur

Current River Peck Ranch TH Spur

Current River Powder Mill Spur

Current River Rocky Falls Spur

Blair Creek CR235 Spur
CR235 Spur

Karkaghne Brushy Creek Lodge Spur

Karkaghne Sutton Bluff Spur

Middle Fork Hwy DD Spur

Trace Creek Hwy A Spur

Trace Creek North DD Connector

Courtois Harmon Spring Spur

Blair Creek Hwy P TH Spur
Hwy P TH Spur

Wappapello PA-43 Spur

Wappapello PA-50 Spur

Wappapello PA-58 Spur

Council Bluff Boat Launch Connector