Hiking Missouri
Hiking Videos and Trail Reviews of the beautiful Missouri Outdoors.
I started hiking in Missouri in 2020 and was blown away by all of the beautiful hiking trails Missouri has to offer.
The more I explore the Missouri outdoors the more realize just how many gems the Show Me State contains. In the hiking blogs posts below you’ll find Youtube hiking videos of each trail, history about the trails and the Missouri state parks their in, and trail reviews.
I’m currently writing Hiking Missouri: A Missouri Hiking Guidebook for Falcon Guides.
Search for the Missouri hiking trail you’d like to hike and see if I’ve been there!
Hiking Lakeside Bluff Trail to Old Soldier’s Cave in Branson
Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area is located in the heart of downtown Branson Missouri. Situated just north of Lake Taneycomo, the 140 acre park offers 5.3 miles of hiking trails that can be enjoyed by locals and visitors to Branson Missouri.
Hiking White River Valley Red Trail at Table Rock State Park
Table Rock State Park in Branson, Missouri bills itself as Branson’s Natural Getaway. I’m hiking the Red Trail which is a 2.9 mile loop hike in the White River Valley Trail System through out the Missouri State Park.
Hiking Trail Through Time in Pickle Springs Natural Area
Designated a National Natural Landscape in 1974, the Trail Through Time in Pickle Springs Natural Area might be Missouri’s most scenic 2 mile hiking trail.
Hiking Rock Ledges Trail(s) in Kansas City’s Fleming Park
My trio of Kansas City hikes concludes with a trip to Fleming Park beside Lake Jacomo to hike the Rock Ledges Loop Trails, two trails that form a 3.1 mile hike atop and below a ledge of lovely rock formations.
Winter Hiking Rocky Falls in Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic Riverways
I set out on one of the coldest winter days of the year to hike Rocky Falls to Klepzig Mill. Unfortunately I didn't complete the hike. I did however experience a frozen Rocky Falls, one of the best waterfalls in Missouri.
Hiking Devil’s Icebox and Sinkhole Trail at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
Devil’s Icebox and Sinkhole Trail leads hikers through the park's most prominent features: Devil’s Icebox, Connor’s Cave, the many sinkholes that dot the park, and ultimately the namesake Rock Bridge. It’s not often a trail features two subterranean sections, but this trail does.
Dogwood Trail at Mark Twain State Park: Hiking Missouri
The Dogwood Trail is a roughly 2.5 mile lolli-pop loop hiking trail that runs along the banks of Mark Twain Lake and through the mature oak-hickory woodland of Mark Twain State Park in Missouri.
Missouri’s Best Day Hike? Mina Sauk Falls to Devil’s Toll Gate
Hike to Missouri’s tallest mountain, Missouri’s tallest waterfall, and the Devil’s Toll Gate all in one 5 mile hike. If there was one hike to showcase all the beauty the Missouri outdoors has to offer, Mina Sauk Falls to Devil’s Toll Gate is probably it.
Hiking Mudlick Mountain at Sam A. Baker | Hiking Missouri
This week I head to Sam A. Baker State Park in Missouri to hike the Shut-Ins Trail to the top of Mudlick Mountain (1,313 feet). It’s the end of October and the Missouri fall colors were in full effect on this midwest hiking trail. Along the trail there is one beautiful Missouri bluff view, three historic stone camping shelters, and an active fire tower atop Mudlick Mountain.