Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Upalika Pond Th Spur

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 046169 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Upalika trailhead (OT) Drive there

Upalika trailhead (OT) the Forest Service's write-up

reservation required · season January to December

The Upalika trailhead serves as one of several access points to the Victory Section of the Ozark Trail.

Named after the one-room schoolhouse that formerly stood near the Victory Trailhead, this isolated section of the Ozark Trail is separated from the Wappapello Lake Section’s southern terminus by the Black River and three miles of rugged terrain. The trail follows through heavy oak forests with small meadows and streams providing variety in the landscape. Water is available in creeks along the trail.

Directions from Poplar Bluff: Take Highway 67 north for about 6 miles, then turn west on highway 60. Take Hwy 60 about 10 miles and turn right onto Butler County Road 415. Take that for about 2 miles and turn left onto Butler County Road 417. Take Butler County Rd. 417 for about five miles and turn right onto Forest Road 3112. The trailhead will be about a half mile down FR 3112 on the left.

This trailhead has a fairly large parking area that can fit multiple trucks with trailers and cars.

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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.