Submitted by Gen_Chaos t3_ygkizn in springfieldMO
Hey everyone! We're wanting to go on a trail today but the wife doesn't want to go to a paved one. Anyone know of any good unpaved ones similar to what's around Sequiota?
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Proud-Event-4910 t1_iu90au2 wrote
Ritter Springs just north of town or Busiek state park south of Ozark
OldRepresentative417 t1_iu91dmm wrote
Stay alert if you go to Fellows lake. There’s usually more bikers than trail hikers on the paths.
teamhj t1_iu92uui wrote
There are some dedicated hiking trails to avoid the mountain bike traffic. Google "Fellows Lake Trailhead East" and you'll end up at a little parking lot with a restroom, swing set and dock. There's a sign marking the trailhead. I was under the impression that's a different trail than the MTB route, but I could be wrong. When I have hiked it there was no bike traffic on that trail.
Quirky_Highlight t1_iu93awm wrote
If you're looking for something pretty wild and rugged, try Cedar Gap between Seymour and Mansfield. You can do it in tennis shoes if they have grip, and it hasn't rained a lot.
Redditor_PC t1_iu94x93 wrote
The Conservation Nature Center is mostly gravel trails these days.
robzilla71173 t1_iu965sb wrote
The local conservation areas have good trails. Pleasant Hope and Sac woods are both just north on 13. Compton Hollow is east about 20 miles. It's youth deer season so could be hunters but all 3 are usually uncrowded.
my_monkeys_fly t1_iu99xx7 wrote
Try lost hill park, I think they may have an unpaved trail. If not them, I know there is one at valley watermill park
Flat-Sun-5134 t1_iu9ap0t wrote
Valley Water Mill
External-Skin5174 t1_iu9eakl wrote
Little sac woods n of town has grass trails.
turned_out_normal t1_iu9fc4q wrote
Depending on how much you're willing to drive, Busiek State Forest and Stockton State Park (opposite directions from Springfield) both offer some beautiful scenery and have miles of trails.
joy_pop t1_iu9tf39 wrote
Maybe there's some overlap but there is separation for a lot of it, there are signs as you go along designating the hiking trail and the Dirt66 trail
cmiller727 t1_iu9yydw wrote
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield also has a few very easy unpaved trails. I think they range from 1-3 miles. We enjoy them and depending on which one you do there are some old cemeteries hidden in the woods!
Jimithyashford t1_iua1o43 wrote
There are many. Almost too many to practically list here. But here are my go-tos when I just have a hankering to get out there and haven’t really planned anything.
Immediately in/around town, trails that may be partially paved but have substantial unpaved areas as well. Relatively short, usually only takes about an hour.
Ritter Springs
Nature Center
Lake Springfield
Little further out, totally unpaved, much greater trail length, can spend a whole afternoon easily. Within about 30 mins of town
Busiek wildlife management area
Sac Woods Conservation Area
Big wild rough full day or multi day hikes, hour to two hours away.
Hercules Glade
Glade Top Scenic Trail
mdg4486 t1_iub7cmn wrote
Stay on the Nature Trail and you should be good. The dedicated mountain bike trails are called Dirt66. Everything is labeled pretty well put there.
Illustrious-Leave406 t1_iubtdyo wrote
Valley Water Mill
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arcticmischief t1_iucnidy wrote
I live in Ozark, so Busiek is my go-to as it’s only 15 minutes away from me. But I’d drive much further to go there if I had to—it’s an excellent collection of trails with lots of variety.
Agree with this list. Hercules Glades is worth the trip, too.
TheFlyingMoth t1_iu8y0qq wrote
AllTrails app is a lifesaver, you can filter by preferences and it’s free unless you want offline mode