Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Ozark Trail-North Fork River

12 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 21-6166 · trail class 2 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Blue Hole Trailhead Drive there · Pomona Trailhead Drive there

Blue Hole Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season January to December

Thirteen miles of maintained trails wind along ridgetops and hollows among mixed oak hardwoods and southern pine. There are two trailheads that access the trail. There is parking available at both trailheads. From Blue Hole Trailhead to the northern loop of the North Fork loop, the Ridge Runner and Ozark Trails run concurrently.

The Blue Hole Trailhead is located by traveling 9 miles west from Pomona, Mo on P Highway, then turning left on AP Highway, going approximately 3 miles. The trailhead will be on the right side of road.

Parking at the trailhead can handle about 10 cars.

Restrictions No motorized vehicles permitted past the parking lot.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Pomona Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season January to December

The Pomona Trailhead access the Ozark Trail's North Fork Section.

This section has about thirteen miles of maintained trails wind along ridgetops and hollows among mixed oak hardwoods and southern pine. There are two trailheads that access the trail. There is parking available at both trailheads. From Blue Hole Trailhead to the northern loop of the North Fork loop, the Ridge Runner and Ozark Trails run concurrently.

Restrictions No motorized vehicles allowed beyond parking area.<br />Pack out what you pack in.

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.