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Russ W BPL Member
PostedOct 29, 2014 at 6:00 am

I have an upcoming business trip to St. Louis in November, and wondered if it would be worthwhile to see if there was a 20-25 mile overnight hike within a 3 hour radius that would be worthy of burning a few days of vacation and a rental car expense. Knowing absolutely nothing about the area, I did a little bit of research and uncovered a few wilderness areas driving SW towards Springfield, and some interesting river areas in the Ozarks.

So my questions: Is this a worthwhile quest? Any recommendations for a good two-day backpacking trip? The average temperatures are about 58 high and 32 low…what about precipitation that time of year?

Thanks for the help!!!

Mark Andrews
PostedOct 29, 2014 at 9:19 pm

Hey Russell…You can access several sections of the Ozark Trail (OT) within 1.5-2 hours of St. Louis. There are no real loops to speak of…but…you could, on the Taum Sauk section, go from Johnson Shut-Ins/Scours TH on the OT to Bell Mountain…make a loop…backtrack slightly and connect to Goggins Mountain, loop, and exit at the Johnson Shut-Ins campground…about 1/2 mile walk back to the original TH.

See OT maps/info here: http://www.ozarktrail.com

-Mark in St. Louis

Russ W BPL Member
PostedOct 30, 2014 at 8:47 pm

Mark – I reviewed your recommended hike/maps and it seems like a most workable hike. I have your recommendation and about 2 others, so I went ahead and booked my flight with 2.5 days built in for backpacking…something good is certainly going to happen in MO!I really appreciate your help. Thanks – Russ

Mark Andrews
PostedOct 31, 2014 at 5:00 pm

Hope it works out…generally a great time of year to hike in MO…unseasonably cold tonight with a low of 26 deg…but…should warm back up into the 40's overnight, next week…

Have fun…

-Mark

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