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Ozark Trail

Local route373 km · 232 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J7°-2°75
  2. F10°0°82
  3. M15°4°103
  4. A20°9°117
  5. M24°14°135
  6. J29°19°98
  7. J32°21°99
  8. A31°21°80
  9. S27°17°98
  10. O21°11°102
  11. N14°5°113
  12. D8°-1°96

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
373 km · 232 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Park or forest
Mark Twain National Forest
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Missouri
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.4162, -91.2097
Route start
36.8402, -91.4811
OpenStreetMap
relation 16710911
Wikidata
Q2962435
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.

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