Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Wolf Creek Trail

11 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 046170-1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 8-10% · hiking, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 36.8149, -90.4845 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Wolf Creek south trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This trail system is just outside the town of Poplar Bluff, Mo and offers a network of hiking and mountain biking opportunties. The main trailhead and parking is one the north side of the system, but a second trailhead is on the south end. This is a popular site for day-hiking, trail-running, and mountain biking.

Restrictions No equestrian use.  Ebikes are not authorized on non-motorized trails.

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.