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Ozark Trail - Courtois Creek

Trail21 km · 13 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Berryman Trail 6.1 mi · 9.9 kmExplore Mark Twain National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 13–26 °C (55–79 °F)

  1. J6°-3°56
  2. F9°-2°61
  3. M14°3°92
  4. A19°9°107
  5. M24°14°124
  6. J28°18°102
  7. J31°21°99
  8. A30°20°88
  9. S26°16°99
  10. O20°10°88
  11. N13°4°100
  12. D7°-2°75

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This trail in Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, United States of America, is about 21 km (13 mi) long. It lies about 22 km northeast of Viburnum. It connects with Ozark Trail - Trace Creek.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
21 km · 13 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Nearest town
22 km NE of Viburnum (Iron County, Missouri) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Mark Twain National Forest
Connects to
Ozark Trail - Trace Creek (at its start or end)
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Missouri
Continent
North America
Route centre
37.8975, -91.0429
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Berryman Trail

6.1 mi · 9.9 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Ozark Trail - North Courtois

8 mi · 13 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Ozark Trail - Trace Creek

11 mi · 17 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Council Bluff Trail

15 mi · 24 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Ozark Trail - Middle Fork

18 mi · 29 km · Mark Twain National Forest

Bell Mountain

20 mi · 33 km · Mark Twain National Forest

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