Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Hay Hollow Ridge Runner Spur

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 21-6129-E · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · hiking, horse

Trailheads Hay Hollow Trailhead Drive there · Noblett Trailhead Drive there

Hay Hollow Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fees at this trailhead · season January to December

This one of five trailheads for the Ridge Runner Trail . This is a small trailhead.

Restrictions <strong><em>On the Trail</em></strong> <ul><li>Ridge Runner Trail is designed and maintained for foot traffic, horse use and mountain bicycle use. Motorized travel, including trail bikes and all terrain vehicles, is not permitted.</li><li>No camping is permitted within 100 feet of trails, streams, ponds, bluffs, and caves.</li><li>Cans, bottles, and other non-burnables must be packed out.</li></ul><strong><em>At the Trailheads</em></strong> <ul><li>No overnight camping in day use areas 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.</li><li>No horses allowed in the day use areas at Noblett and North Fork or on the children&rsquo;s trail portion near Blue Springs.</li></ul>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Noblett Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season January to December

The Noblett Trailhead is another way to access the Ridge Runner Trail system. Visitors can also access the Trail at the Noblett Lake Trailhead at the Noblett Lake Day Use Area, the Horton Trailhead, and the Hay Hollow Trialhead.

The Ridge Runner National Recreation Trail is 23 miles long and extends from Noblett Lake Recreation Area in the north to the North Fork Recreation Area to the south. The trail will lead you through a part of the Missouri Ozarks know for its beauty and limestone karst topography. The landscape varies from gently rolling to very steep terrain with rock outcrops and bluffs. Notable sights along the trail include Noblett Lake Dam, Galloway Spring, Horton Cemetery, Blue Hole Hollow, and Steam Mill Hollow.

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

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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.