View Mark Twain National Forest Hiking Trails Background. It is named for author mark twain, a missouri native. The forest offers over 750 miles of trails and unbeatable opportunities for a wide variety of outdoor activities like hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, and motorized vehicle recreation.

Mark Twain National Forest Blue Spring Trail from www.fs.usda.gov

Trail run project is built by runners like you. You may ride on any open, numbered forest service road in counties where county atv permits are issued, provided you abide by missouri state motor vehicle regulations. Share what you know about this area!

Get ready for 750 miles of trails for hiking and diverse recreation opportunities.

Mark twain national forest's 1.5 million acres through 29 southern and central missouri counties is known for its rivers and trails. The mtnf covers 3,068,800 acres (12,419 km2) of which 1,506,100 acres (6,095 km2). Mark twain national forest may be the state's only national forest, but it covers 29 counties and 11 percent of all forested land in the show me state. If possible, we enjoyed the easy (stony) trail more than our grandson!