About mountain biking in Clay County

Clay County, Missouri has 83 named trails tagged for mountain biking, covering 203 miles, an average of 2.4 miles each. The longest is Smithville Lake Trails, at 25.6 miles. 10 run 5 miles or longer.

What the mountain biking trails in Clay County are like

By length, 29 are under a mile, 44 run 1 to 5 miles, and 10 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Little Platte North Trail, at 2.4 miles.

Of the 59 with a difficulty rating, 34 easy, 23 moderate, and 2 hard. Of the 83 with measured elevation, Stocksdale climbs the most, about 653 ft.

All 83 mountain biking trails, longest first

Smithville Lake TrailsMTB25.6 mi Smithville Lake MTB TrailsMTB11.3 mi Gladstone-ClaycomoMTB8.5 mi Shoal Creek TrailHikeMTB7.6 mi Downtown-NorthKC-GladstoneMTB7.0 mi Nashua-GladstoneMTB7.0 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 Big Shoal Creek TrailMTB4.1 mi Fishing River TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Shoal Creek Parkway TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Chouteau Trafficway TrailMTB3.3 mi Campground TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Smith's Fork TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Lakewood Greenway TrailMTB3.0 mi Cool RanchHikeMTB2.9 mi Yellow LoopMTB2.9 mi FarmtasticMTB2.8 mi M-1 TrailMTB2.7 mi Backbone TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Maplewoods TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Little Platte North TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi North Troost TrailMTB2.4 mi Watkins Mill TrailMTB2.3 mi Litton Center TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Westboro-Canterbury GreenwayHikeMTB2.1 mi Twisted BranchHikeMTB2.1 mi Twisted Branch LoopMTB2.1 mi Hey Ride!MTB2.0 mi Neale's TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi 18th/DiamondMTB1.9 mi Vivion TrailMTB1.9 mi Anita B. Gorman TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Southview TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Jesse James Park TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Whispering Pine TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Iron/HowellMTB1.6 mi 152 TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Main Street TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Howell/10thMTB1.5 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 Rock Creek TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Green LineMTB1.1 mi ZestyHikeMTB1.1 mi Stan's SouthsideHikeMTB1.1 mi Antioch TrailMTB1.0 mi Buffalo TraceHikeMTB1.0 mi Mitchell's MileHikeMTB1.0 mi Mack Porter Park TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Flintlock Flyover TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi TNTHikeMTB0.9 mi Stan's LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi Harter WayHikeMTB0.8 mi Bleu CheeseHikeMTB0.8 mi Blue LineMTB0.8 mi North Oak TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Thirty FourHikeMTB0.7 mi Ozark/FergusonMTB0.7 mi Armour RoadMTB0.7 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 Northwyck TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Posson TrotHikeMTB0.4 mi Fairfield Park TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Clay Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Stream Bed TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Stan's ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Cameron's Trail of TreesHikeMTB0.2 mi WTTHikeMTB0.2 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.