Hiking or biking Missouri's Ozark Trail in Mark Twain National Forest - how to prepare for the heat| mymoinfo.com

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There are several sections of the Ozark Trail within the Mark Twain National Forest.

The Courtois Section of the Ozark Trail, running from near Palmer in Washington County to Scotia in Crawford County is 46.9 miles long.

The Bell Mountain Wilderness Trail, starting south of Banner in Iron County and ending on ‘J’ Highway near Black in Reynolds County is 38.6 miles long.

The Karkaghne Section of the Ozark Trail, starts on ‘J’ Highway, west of Black and ending at the junction of Highway 72 and ‘K-K’ Highway, is 27.9 miles long.

There are also over 20 more trails on Mark Twain National Forest land, ranging from a short one mile hike up to 33.7 miles long.

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Hiking or biking Missouri's Ozark Trail in Mark Twain National Forest - how to prepare for the heat| mymoinfo.com

MoBikeFed comment: Visit the MyMoInfo article for U.S. Forest Ranger Becky Ewing's tips for hiking forest trails like the Ozark Trail in summer heat.

Visit the Ozark Trail Association to find maps and accurate information about the Ozark Trail:

https://ozarktrail.com/explore-the-trails/

Remember that you can mountain bike many sections of the trail, and MoBikeFed is working with OTO and local cyclists to develop through mountain biking routes that use the Ozark Trail when available and country gravel roads, forest roads, and other local roads to make the connection when trail riding is not allowed.

More about the 280-mile Ozark Trail Mountain Biking Network issues and background here:

https://mobikefed.org/2018/01/massive-potential-280-mile-ozark-trail-mou...

View the entire system and download Ozark Trail bikepacking routes in usable form here:

https://mobikefed.org/missouri-gravel-grinding-bikepacking-bicycle-route...