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Best Hiking Trails in Ozark National Scenic Riverways

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Ozark National Scenic Riverways is a protected area in Missouri.


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  • Reviews (59)
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    Buttin Rock via Ozark Trail - Current River Section
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 29.8 mi
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    Blue Spring via Ozark Trail - Current River Section
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
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    Alley Spring Loop via Scenic Overlook Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
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    Current River Trail mile 25 via Current River Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
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    Ozark Trail - Between the Rivers Section
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.3 mi
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    Ozark Trail - Current River Section
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.0 mi
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    Ozark Trail - Between the Rivers Section
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.9 mi
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    Big Spring Campgrounds via Ozark Trail - Between the Rivers Section
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
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    White Oak Forest via Current River Trail
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.3 mi
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    Round Spring Upper via Current River Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.7 mi
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    Sara Wing 1 month, 1 week ago
    Tuesday Morning Activity
    Gorgeous scenic kayak
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    rvischer416 1 year ago
    Steph and Ben trail April 2025
    This is our first trail on Missouri. Started off at the kids house, ate lunch at Alley Springs, and ended in Eminence with ice cream. Jacks Fork was high and flooded some of the trail, creating the most challenging obstacles on the trail. Water was 36 inches high in the most difficult areas. Started at the west end of State highway WW and connected with CR 106-425 via unnamed trail. Then took 106 to Alley Springs and continued onward to Eminence via CR 106-308.
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    Mark 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Night Activity
    Awesome trials, well mark, very challenging for a 30.1 Mile, in one day, hike but for a great cause!
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    Mark 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Night Activity
    Awesome trials, well mark, very challenging for a 30.1 Mile, in one day, hike but for a great cause!
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    Mark 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Night Activity
    Awesome trials, well mark, very challenging for a 30.1 Mile, in one day, hike but for a great cause!
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    TinyFlurry1562 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Lunch Activity
    Beautiful trail and river. Be careful we lost the public track on Gaia half way through our ride. Could only see our track.
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    HorseRFun 2 years, 6 months ago
    Carl John Mahan’s 5th annual Thanksgiving Ride.
    This is a fabulous horseback ride. It’s challenging and was trail bossed by a local who knows the area like the back of his hand. Beautiful country.
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    DirectGlen7686 2 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/21/23, 9:43:59AM)
    Best trail ride along the current river
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    SageExplore6324 2 years, 11 months ago
    ODR Overnight Pack Trip
    This was an awesome horseback ride overnight packed trip, first time for us. We left a ODR and started out on the Jerktail trail then made our way over to the bluff spur trail that interacts with the Ozark trail. Then we camped overnight down on a really awesome creek bed so we had water for the horses. In the morning we hit the Current River Trail and crossed, the river just across from wind cave. Then we check the trail back to the top of tiptop mountain, hit the Jerktail trail and back to a ODR.
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    LushBelay7796 4 years, 8 months ago
    Current - Akers Ferry to Round Spring
    Not a hike! Solo float on Current. Put-in at Akers Ferry just before 9 AM on a Monday. Except for a couple of groups waking up from beach camping, didn’t see a soul on the water until after Pulltite around 12:30 PM. Stopped for lunch and a short hike to Pulltite Spring. After that, slowly caught up to people who had launched from Pulltite in the AM but still not too crowded. Water was cold but clear the entire way to Round Spring at about 4:00 PM. I was off the water only about 90 minutes total and paddled pretty consistently, but wasn’t sprinting. I would expect most groups to take at least 2 to 3 hours longer than I did. Had Akers Ferry Canoe Rental shuttle my car for me so it was waiting at the take-out.
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    FreshBrook1444 4 years, 8 months ago
    Current River float pultite to round springs.
    Good float cold water nice scenery. Kinda crowded for my taste. But we went on a Saturday. Normally we do Sunday floats. Less people.
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    Tony 5 years, 8 months ago
    Cedar Grove to Round Springs 2020
    Best Kayak trip of 2020 for our group! Excellent features and water color and clarity is amazing!
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    TrueLily6106 1 day, 17 hours ago
    Big Creek 12 Mile Loop
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    Sara Wing 1 month, 1 week ago
    Wednesday Morning Activity
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    HorseRFun 2 months, 3 weeks ago
    Lizzy Keaton Ridge Ozark trail
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    HappyTrails 7 months, 2 weeks ago
    Hidden Lake/ Wild Horses
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    NimbleWind9424 7 months, 2 weeks ago
    Broadfoot to Shawnee
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    Bristol Dale 7 months, 2 weeks ago
    Robert’s Feild - Log Yard
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    Bristol Dale 7 months, 2 weeks ago
    Robert’s Feild - Log Yard
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    NimbleWind9424 7 months, 3 weeks ago
    Barn 1EEE to Two Rivers Canoe Rental, Eminence, MO, USA
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    Ted Smith 7 months, 3 weeks ago
    Big Spring Campgrounds, Carter to Chubb Hollow Trail, Kelly, MO, USA
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    SlowBasin7514 9 months, 3 weeks ago
    Monday Lunch Hiking
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    Bristol Dale 11 months ago
    Float from Cedar Grove - Akers
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    mj.wild.ranch 1 year, 6 months ago
    Thursday Lunch Activity
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    Dawn Bouwkamp 1 year, 7 months ago
    Colwil Lake Ride with Kentucky group
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    DirectRiver3546 1 year, 7 months ago
    Seldom Seen Trail
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    HorseRFun 1 year, 7 months ago
    BCTR Saturday Welch Springs Lunch on Trail
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    SlowMap3859 1 year, 7 months ago
    Tuesday Lunch Broadfoot
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    Mark 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Night Activity
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    Allison Hemker 1 year, 8 months ago
    Saturday Lunch Activity
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    4cees 1 year, 8 months ago
    Eminence Shawnee Loop
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    DrivenTornado7850 1 year, 9 months ago
    Alley Spring Loop via Scenic Overlook Trail
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    AwakeQuarry5762 1 year, 10 months ago
    Old desperado ranch 1
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    AwakeQuarry5762 1 year, 10 months ago
    Old desperado ranch 1
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    Kathie 1 year, 11 months ago
    Maintenance
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    StillRain9866 2 years ago
    Track (5/18/24, 9:34:51AM)
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    SageExplore6324 2 years ago
    Flying W to Big Rock CandyvMtn
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    HorseRFun 2 years, 6 months ago
    Carl John Thanksgiving Ride (11/26/22, 8:55:04AM)
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    CoolBreeze8851 2 years, 9 months ago
    Family vacation 2023
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    StrongRainbow2466 2 years, 11 months ago
    Track (6/8/23, 9:41:33AM)pultite to Round spring
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    DaringHail9833 2 years, 11 months ago
    Jeep track to Jacks Fork and Current River
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    FrostyDrizzle4432 3 years, 3 months ago
    Van Buren To Peck Ranch to Eminence
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    SimpleIceAxe2238 3 years, 4 months ago
    Current River Round Spring to Two Rivers
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    SageExplore6324 3 years, 5 months ago
    ODR to Panther Bluff to Jerktail to ODR
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    SageExplore6324 3 years, 5 months ago
    ODR to Panther Bluff to Jerktail to ODR
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    SageExplore6324 3 years, 5 months ago
    ODR to Devils Backbone to ODR
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    SimpleIceAxe2238 3 years, 6 months ago
    Current River Round Spring to Two Rivers
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    Jennifer 3 years, 9 months ago
    Current River Group Float
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    deGFAOKA 3 years, 9 months ago
    Track (7/21/22, 9:08:45AM)
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    deGFAOKA 3 years, 10 months ago
    Track (7/21/22, 9:08:45AM)
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    SageExplore6324 3 years, 10 months ago
    ODR to Shawnee to 2 Rivers to Calle Lake to Granite Rocks to Jerktail and back to ODR
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    SageExplore6324 4 years ago
    Abby, Lucas, Kylie& Marcus Ride
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    SageExplore6324 4 years, 3 months ago
    Another ODR ride!!
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    XSmcgCRJ 4 years, 11 months ago
    Current River OT
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    StrongDelta6552 5 years ago
    Echo Bluff Painters Ridge
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    HorseRFun 5 years, 5 months ago
    Thanksgiving Ride Carl John Mahan 2020
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    Cody West 5 years, 10 months ago
    Current River Labor Day Weekend 2016
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    AwareHPack1162 5 years, 11 months ago
    Jacks Fork River- Buck Hollow to Rymer
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    AwareHPack1162 6 years ago
    Jacks Fork River- Buck Hollow to Bay Creek
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