Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Berryman Trail

27 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 056134 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Brazil Creek Trailhead Drive there

Brazil Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No Fees · season January to December

The Brazil Creek Trailhead serves as a trail camp for the 24-mile Berryman Trail and the 40 mile Courtois (koh-teh-wah) Section of the Ozark Trail .

The Berryman Trail traverses 24 miles of scenic Ozark countryside starting at the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps camp of 1937 and winding through timbered stands and fields. This section of the Ozark Trail is part of the over 200 mile through-trail. Camping, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding here offer the recreationist a pleasant measure of solitude and quiet.

The trailhead is located past the campsites, on the right-hand side, down a short gravel path. You will need to cross a creek to get onto the trail.

The campsites are located on the right-hand side of the road.

Restrictions <ul><li>No overnight camping in trailhead at any time of year.</li><li>Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash in the day use area</li><li>No trash containers; please pack out all your trash.</li><li>Fireworks are prohibited.</li><li>Horses may not be tied directly to trees. Hitching posts are available.</li><li>No motorized vehicles permitted on trail system.</li><li>No motorized vehicles beyond posted signs.</li></ul>

Accessibility <p>The restrooms are accessible.</p>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Highway 8 (Berryman) Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season January to December

This trailhead is one of six trailheads that provides access to the Courtois section of the Ozark Trail (OT).

This 45-mile long OT section includes 7.5 miles of state land north of the Narrows Trailhead, crosses private land at the Bass Resort, follows the Berryman Trail from about mile 22 through mile 32, and connects to the Trace Creek Section on the south at the Hazel Creek Trailhead.

Directions

From Potosi, MO: drive west on Highway 8 for 17 miles or 18.5 miles east on Highway 8

From Steelville, MO. There is parking at the trailhead is on the north side of Highway 8. The trail crosses Highway 8 at this location.

Restrictions No motorized vehicles allowed on the Ozark Trail. Pack out what you pack in. &nbsp;

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.