Trail of Tears Walk, Ride, and Bike, including virtual option, Dec 6th - Steelville Trail Of Tears

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3rd Annual, Remember the Removal Walk, Ride, and Bike along the original Trail of Tears northern route east of Steelville.

All proceeds will benefit the establishment of a Trail of Tears Monument in the Community Park.

For the 5-mile walk, participants should meet at the Steelville Community Park. The start time is 12:30. Shuttles will be available to transport them to the starting location on Long Springs Road. The walk will end at the Steelville Community Park.

The 13-mile trail ride starts at Brickey’s slab and ends at the Steelville Community Park. Start Time Noon. The bike route can be viewed on Strava.com

The 30-mile Bike Ride starts and ends at the Steelville Community Park. Start time 10:00 A.M.

Registration is $35.00 for each participant 16 and older and $20 for youth ages 10 to 15 prior to Nov. 15, 2023. After November 15, adult registration is $40 and youth is $25 with no guarantee to receive a T-shirt. Children younger than 10 can participate for free and do not need to register but they will not receive a T-shirt.

These are not timed events.

The Cherokee people’s forced relocation in 1838 via the “Trail of Tears” is an acknowledged tragedy in U.S. history. The Trail of Tears, was a terrible and sorrowful journey, one that the Cherokee people have not overcome. During this relocation process, 10 Cherokee detachments were forced to make the passage through Steelville, Missouri. Those detachments camped on the H. E. Davis Farm. The location is now the Steelville Community Park. The December 7th. Walk, Bike, Ride is close to the actual date Native Americans walked this route and camped at what is now the Community Park.

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Trail of Tears Walk, Ride, and Bike, including virtual option, Dec 6th - Steelville Trail Of Tears