You might not recognize the name, but don’t let that dissuade you: The Ozark Trail (OT) deserves more attention than it tends to garner. Brimming with rocky streams, dolomite glades, ...

ALONG THE OZARK TRAIL, Mo. -- The Ozark Trail would not be the ideal destination for say, the pampered among us, whose idea of a fab vacation includes shopping, a noisy amusement park or a spa resort ...

Do you know about the Karaghne? It’s a section of the Ozark Trail that runs along the Black River. But the Karaghne is also, says nature photographer Don Massey, a mythical creature said to inhabit ...

Last month, I did a lot of hiking in Missouri. I had been in Colorado for several days. On my way back to Indiana, I stopped in Missouri to camp and explore another section of the Ozark Trail. The ...

ALONG THE OZARK TRAIL, Mo. — The Ozark Trail would not be the ideal destination for say, the pampered among us, whose idea of a fab vacation includes shopping, a noisy amusement park, or a spa resort ...

He had a good plan, a very good plan he thought, to prevent blisters on his feet as he set out alone to break a speed hiking record on Missouri’s Ozark Trail. He packed five pairs of socks instead of ...

Missouri’s most unforgettable nature stops turn simple detours into memories, offering scenic overlooks, hidden springs, trails, and wild beauty.

The trail’s 25-mile Middle Fork section, with its contoured cuts through oak and pine hills, provides some of the best single-track mountain bicycling in Missouri. The opening of the Middle Fork in ...