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The Ozark Trail had its beginnings in the 1970s when a group of public land managers, land owners, and trail users met to discuss the concept of a long-distance hiking trail. A comprehensive state outdoor recreation plan prepared by the state of Missouri in 1975 showed a need for an addition of 500 to 900 miles (805 to 1,448 km) of hiking trails.
The Ozark Trail was a network of locally maintained roads and highways organized by the Ozark Trails Association that predated the United States federal highway system. The roads ran from St. Louis , Missouri , to El Paso , Texas , and Santa Fe , New Mexico , over a series of routes. [ 1 ]
Ozark Trail may refer to: Ozark Trail (hiking trail), a hiking and backpacking trail in Missouri; Ozark Highlands Trail, a hiking and backpacking trail in Arkansas; Ozark Trail (auto trail), an early network of locally maintained roads and highways; Ozark Trail (brand name), a private-label brand name owned by Walmart
The Ozark Highlands Trail roams 218 miles (351 km) through parts of seven counties in northwest Arkansas. [1] It stretches from Lake Fort Smith State Park , across the Ozark National Forest , to the Buffalo National River .
The Taum Sauk portion of the Ozark Trail connects the park with nearby Johnson's Shut-ins State Park [5] and the Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, which together are part of a large wilderness area popular with hikers and backpackers.
The 33-mile (53 km) Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail is considered by the Ozark Trail Association to be one of the finest trails in Missouri. [8] Mina Sauk Falls, the highest waterfall in Missouri, is on Taum Sauk and can be visited by hiking a rugged trail that makes a 3-mile (4.8 km) loop from the highpoint parking area.
Y-shaped trail commemorating the historic route of the Overmountain Men. Ozark Highlands Trail: 218 351 Arkansas: through the Ozark National Forest: Ozark Trail: 350 563 Missouri: Pacific Crest Trail: 2,654 4,271 West Coast: Mexico: Canada: traverses Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range paralleling the Pacific Ocean in California, Oregon and ...
The 350-mile Ozark Trail system winds through much of the National Forest. The Forest has two trail systems for certain motorized vehicles and bikes, being the Chadwick Motorcycle & ATV Use Area and the Sutton Bluff ATV, UTV, and Motorcycle Trail System. [4] [5]