Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Silver Mines East Trail

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 056127H · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.5554, -90.4386 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Riverside (Einstein Mine) Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<em><strong>Day Use</strong></em> <ul> <li>$5/day</li> </ul> · season February to November

The 1-mile Riverside Trail leads to the old Einstein Silver Mine from the Riverside Pavilion parking area. This trail follows the east side of the St. Francis River. It is a wooded trail with beautiful bluffs of Precambrian granite and felsite rocks. There are no boardwalks. This is a hilly, well-maintained trail.

The Einstein Mine is gated and there is no public access.

Restrictions <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 during the winter; please pack out all your trash.</li><li>Fireworks are prohibited.</li><li>This day use area has a gate. You can park at the gate and walk to the trailhead from the gate.</li></ul>

Accessibility <p>The trail is rocky and hilly.</p>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Summit Loop Trailhead (Silver Mine Rec Area) the Forest Service's write-up

A trailhead offering hiking opportunities from Silver Mines Recreation Area.

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.