Best Mountain Biking Trails in Missouri | Trailmonger

About mountain biking in Missouri

Missouri has 1,048 named trails tagged for mountain biking on the map, covering 3,011 miles, an average of 2.9 miles each. The longest is Ozark Trail - Wappapello Section in Wayne County, at 79.7 miles. 148 run 5 miles or longer. 54 of the state's counties have at least one; Jackson County has the most, with 203 trails.

Top 100 mountain biking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Ozark Trail - Wappapello SectionHikeMTBWayne County79.7 mi Lake Wappapello TrailHikeMTBWayne County65.8 mi 76 (Missouri)MTBTexas County43.7 mi Katy TrailHikeMTBCallaway County36.3 mi Bittersweet TrailHikeMTBCamden County35.6 mi Little Blue Trace TrailHikeMTBJackson County33.9 mi 51 (Missouri)MTBJohnson County32.9 mi 66 (Missouri)MTBPulaski County32.7 mi Thousand Hills Trail - Full RouteMTBAdair County31.8 mi Rock Island TrailMTBJohnson County31.7 mi Mississippi River Trail (Missouri)MTBJefferson County29.4 mi Dirt 66: Fellows Lake TrailsMTBGreene County28.4 mi Ozark Trail - Karkaghne SectionHikeMTBReynolds County28.3 mi Ozark Trail - Courtois SectionHikeMTBWashington County26.1 mi Smithville Lake TrailsMTBClay County25.6 mi Ozark Trail - Blair Creek SectionHikeMTBShannon County24.8 mi Monarch-Chesterfield Levee TrailMTBSt. Louis County24.1 mi Ozark Trail - Between The Rivers SectionHikeMTBCarter County23.4 mi Ozark Trail - Trace Creek SectionHikeMTBIron County22.9 mi St. Louis Riverfront TrailMTBSt. Louis city22.5 mi Thousand Hills Trail - South RouteMTBAdair County21.9 mi Ozark Trail - Eleven Point SectionHikeMTBOregon County20.4 mi Ozark Trail - Middle Fork SectionHikeMTBIron County19.9 mi Greenway Bike TrailMTBCole County18.8 mi Line Creek TrailMTBPlatte County18.7 mi

Trails 26–50

Meremec GreenwayMTBSt. Louis County18.6 mi Dardenne GreenwayMTBSt. Charles County18.4 mi Frisco Highline TrailMTBPolk County18.1 mi MKT TrailMTBBoone County18.1 mi JC LoopMTBCole County18.0 mi Southern Platte PassMTBPlatte County17.4 mi Spirit TrailMTBJohnson County17.2 mi Thousand Hills TrailHikeMTBAdair County16.5 mi Ruby Jack TrailMTBJasper County15.9 mi Binder Lake MTB TrailsMTBCole County15.6 mi Ozark Trail - Victory SectionHikeMTBButler County15.3 mi Potential Wabash Trace Nature Trail ExtensionMTBNodaway County14.8 mi The Paseo BikewayMTBJackson County14.7 mi Rutledge Bluff Overlook TrailHikeMTBCedar County14.4 mi Paved Bicycle TrailHikeMTBSt. Francois County14.3 mi Wudchuk RunMTBJackson County14.3 mi Berryman Trail LoopHikeMTBWashington County13.6 mi UnderworldHikeMTBJackson County12.9 mi Ozark Trail - Courtois SectionHikeMTBCrawford County12.2 mi Sac River Mountain Bike TrailsMTBGreene County11.9 mi bicycleMTBLawrence County11.7 mi Slim JimHikeMTBJackson County11.4 mi Smithville Lake MTB TrailsMTBClay County11.3 mi Lost Valley TrailHikeMTBSt. Charles County11.3 mi Wheels PathMTBSt. Louis city11.2 mi

Trails 51–75

Council Bluff Lake TrailHikeMTBIron County11.2 mi Wolf Creek TrailHikeMTBButler County10.9 mi Midtown-UMKC-Brookside-WaldoMTBJackson County10.2 mi Fulbright Spring GreenwayHikeMTBGreene County10.2 mi Larry Mattonen Memorial TrailHikeMTBJackson County10.2 mi River TrailMTBJackson County10.0 mi Grand BoulevardMTBSt. Louis city10.0 mi Ozark Trail - Wappapello ConnectorHikeMTBWayne County9.9 mi Washington BikewayMTBFranklin County9.9 mi Gravois GreenwayMTBSt. Louis County9.7 mi Mississippi GreenwayMTBSt. Louis County9.6 mi Wildwood GreenwayHikeMTBSt. Louis County9.6 mi Pine Ridge TrailHikeMTBSt. Francois County9.6 mi Galloway Creek GreenwayMTBGreene County9.5 mi Trail of Four Winds - South LoopHikeMTBMiller County9.3 mi River des Peres GreenwayMTBSt. Louis city9.3 mi Grant's TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County9.2 mi Weston Bluffs TrailMTBPlatte County9.0 mi Blue River TrailHikeMTBJackson County8.9 mi Busch GreenwayMTBSt. Charles County8.8 mi Missouri Riverfront TrailMTBPlatte County8.7 mi Gladstone-ClaycomoMTBClay County8.5 mi Lakeside TrailMTBSt. Charles County8.4 mi Frisco Greenway TrailMTBJasper County8.4 mi Wilson's Creek Greenway TrailMTBGreene County8.4 mi

Trails 76–100

Riverfront Heritage TrailHikeMTBJackson County8.3 mi Boschert GreenwayMTBSt. Charles County8.3 mi Tasty GoodnessMTBJackson County8.3 mi DeClue TrailHikeMTBSt. Louis County8.2 mi Hawk Ridge TrailMTBSt. Louis County8.1 mi Blue River Greenway TrailMTBJackson County8.1 mi MO 7 HighwayMTBJackson County8.0 mi Galena TrailHikeMTBSt. Francois County7.7 mi Missouri GreenwayMTBSt. Louis County7.7 mi ME7 ExtensionMTBCole County7.6 mi Shoal Creek TrailHikeMTBClay County7.6 mi Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Glade RunnerHikeMTBPhelps County7.5 mi The LINKMTBGreene County7.4 mi I-270 North Multiuse PathMTBSt. Louis County7.3 mi Green Hills TrailHikeMTBLivingston County7.3 mi Bootlegger's Run TrailMTBSt. Louis County7.3 mi 150 TrailHikeMTBJackson County7.3 mi Lakeview TrailHikeMTBCedar County7.2 mi North Shore TrailHikeMTBJackson County7.1 mi Downtown-NorthKC-GladstoneMTBClay County7.0 mi Nashua-GladstoneMTBClay County7.0 mi Ozark Trail - Marble Creek SectionHikeMTBIron County6.9 mi Hi-FiHikeMTBJackson County6.9 mi N BroadwayMTBSt. Louis city6.9 mi Cabin Fever TrailHikeMTBClay County6.8 mi

Mountain Biking Trails by county

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.