Closest Hiking Trails Near Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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1. John J. Audubon Trail (62.7 miles)

Though most of the trail is forested, it does pass through some open glades or meadows

Fredericktown, Missouri, United States

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12.0 miles

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2. Johnson Creek Beach Trail (66.2 miles)

Located on a northwest finger of beautiful Kinkaid Lake, Johnson Creek Recreation Area offers a variety of outdoor activities

Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

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0.2 miles

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3. Berryman Trail (67.3 miles)

The trail winds through timbered stands of oak, pine and bottomland hardwood, climbing switchback fashion from low bottoms to high cherty ridges

Potosi, Missouri, United States

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24.0 miles

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4. Trace Creek Section – Ozark Trail (70.2 miles)

The trail follows a continually changing landscape that leads users through dense oak, hickory and pine forests, shaded hollows, and across windswept ridge tops.

Potosi, Missouri, United States

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24.0 miles

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5. Courtois Creek Section – Ozark Trail (70.3 miles)

The trail follows a continually changing landscape that leads users through dense oak, hickory and pine forests, shaded hollows, and across windswept ridge tops

Potosi, Missouri, United States

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27.0 miles

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6. Council Bluff Trail (74.3 miles)

The trail circles the 440 acre lake which is the largest of the lakes in the Mark Twain National Forest

Potosi, Missouri, United States

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13.0 miles

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7. Bell Mountain Trail (74.8 miles)

The trail offers breath taking views of the surrounding area

Potosi, Missouri, United States

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12.0 miles

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8. Silver Mines Recreation Area (75.0 miles)

The area is located on the banks of the St. Francis River

Fredericktown, Missouri, United States

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2.0 miles

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9. Little Grand Canyon (78.8 miles)

The trail follows rocky creek beds, winds next to sheer, majestic bluffs

Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

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3.6 miles

350 ft

10. Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Area (81.3 miles)

The wilderness takes its name from an ancient circle of granite rock, piled by some earlier man on top of the mountain

Fredericktown, Missouri, United States

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4.0 miles

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11. Pomona Natural Bridge (81.4 miles)

As the trail descends to the creek bottom an overlook reveals a view of the natural bridge from above

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

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0.4 miles

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12. Inspiration Point (82.8 miles)

The panoramic view of the Mississippi River valley and the Big Muddy bottomlands are well worth the climb

Grand Tower, Illinois, United States

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1.4 miles

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13. Godwin Trail (83.4 miles)

The Trail crosses both the Bald Knob and Clear Springs Wilderness, two of the largest wildernesses in the Forest

Jonesboro, Illinois, United States

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12.0 miles

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14. Marble Creek Section - Ozark Trail (83.6 miles)

The trail follows a continually changing landscape that leads users through dense oak, hickory and pine forests, shaded hollows, wildlife openings and nearby granite glades

Ironton, Missouri, United States

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8.0 miles

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15. Crane Lake Trail (86.3 miles)

Large boulders and scenic overlooks of the rocky gorge, lake, and shut-ins, and close-up views of Crane Lake are year-round attractions

Ironton, Missouri, United States

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5.0 miles

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16. Cedar Lake Trail System (87.3 miles)

Cedar Lake and Little Cedar Lake are beautiful, deep,clear lakes

Carbondale, Illinois, United States

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4.0 miles

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17. Huzzah Ponds Trail (90.7 miles)

Huzzah Ponds include three stocked ponds, natural landscape formations and vegetation, and wildlife viewing opportunities

Salem, Missouri, United States

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2.0 miles

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18. Little Scotia Trail (97.9 miles)

The trail winds around 2-acre Little Scotia Pond

Bunker, Missouri, United States

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0.4 miles

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19. Blair Creek Trail (98.9 miles)

The trail slowly makes it way to the bluffs high above the Current River and to the most outstanding views of the river along the entire trail

Bunker, Missouri, United States

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26.5 miles

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