About hiking in Clay County

Clay County, Missouri has 89 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 126 miles, an average of 1.4 miles each. The longest is Shoal Creek Trail, at 7.6 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Clay County are like

By length, 48 are under a mile, 36 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 7 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Little Platte North Trail, at 2.4 miles.

Of the 66 with a difficulty rating, 41 easy, 23 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 89 with measured elevation, Stocksdale climbs the most, about 653 ft.

All 89 hiking trails, longest first

Shoal Creek TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi Cabin Fever TrailHikeMTB6.8 mi Bonebender TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Little Platte South TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi StocksdaleHikeMTB5.4 mi Paved Bicycle Lake TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Fishing River TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Shoal Creek Parkway TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Campground TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Smith's Fork TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Equestrian Trail SystemHike3.1 mi Shoreline TrailHike2.9 mi Cool RanchHikeMTB2.9 mi Backbone TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi 5 Corners ConnectorHike2.5 mi Maplewoods TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Little Platte North TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Litton Center TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Westboro-Canterbury GreenwayHikeMTB2.1 mi Twisted BranchHikeMTB2.1 mi Neale's TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Anita B. Gorman TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Anne Garney Park Loop TrailHike1.8 mi Southview TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Jesse James Park TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Whispering Pine TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi 152 TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Main Street TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Eagle’s View TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Searcy Creek Greenway TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Ol' GrandadHikeMTB1.4 mi Hodge Park TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Briarcliff Greenway TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Isley Park Woods TrailHike1.1 mi Rock Creek TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi ZestyHikeMTB1.1 mi Stan's SouthsideHikeMTB1.1 mi XC TrailHike1.0 mi Buffalo TraceHikeMTB1.0 mi Liberty Bend TrailHike1.0 mi Macken Park TrailHike1.0 mi Mitchell's MileHikeMTB1.0 mi Mack Porter Park TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Flintlock Flyover TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Fishing River Linear Park TrailHike0.9 mi TNTHikeMTB0.9 mi Stan's LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi Harter WayHikeMTB0.8 mi Bleu CheeseHikeMTB0.8 mi North Oak TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Thirty FourHikeMTB0.7 mi Skills Loop and Pump TrackHikeMTB0.7 mi BandwagonHikeMTB0.7 mi The PulpitHikeMTB0.6 mi Happy Rock TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Anita Gorman TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Lakeside SpeedwayHikeMTB0.6 mi Copperhead Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Paradise AlleyHikeMTB0.6 mi Happy Jack'sHikeMTB0.6 mi Oak Grove TrailHike0.5 mi Siloam Mountain TrailHike0.5 mi Hamilton Heights TrailHike0.5 mi White Connector 1Hike0.5 mi Northwyck TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Posson TrotHikeMTB0.4 mi Pond TrailHike0.4 mi Bluff TrailHike0.3 mi Sycamore TrailHike0.3 mi Fairfield Park TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Wornall TrailHike0.3 mi Atkins-Johnson Farm Loop TrailHike0.3 mi Clay Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Stream Bed TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Stan's ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Rush Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Cardinal TrailHike0.3 mi Cameron's Trail of TreesHikeMTB0.2 mi Polaris TrailHike0.2 mi Pawpaw TrailHike0.2 mi Bluestem TrailHike0.2 mi Columbine TrailHike0.2 mi Brentwood Walking trailHike0.2 mi Interurban RR TrailHike0.2 mi Skinny Shortcut TrailHike0.2 mi WTTHikeMTB0.2 mi Mill RoadHike0.1 mi Whitetail RoadHike0.1 mi Bison WayHike0.1 mi

← All Clay County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.