About hiking in Newton County

Newton County, Missouri has 14 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 11.7 miles, an average of 0.8 miles each. The longest is Rough Rider Ridge, at 3.3 miles.

What the hiking trails in Newton County are like

By length, 11 are under a mile and 3 run 1 to 5 miles. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Rough Rider Ridge, at 3.3 miles.

Of the 8 with a difficulty rating, 3 easy, 4 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 14 with measured elevation, Rough Rider Ridge climbs the most, about 825 ft.

All 14 hiking trails, longest first

Rough Rider RidgeHikeMTB3.3 mi HomesteadHikeMTB1.7 mi Elm Spring BridgeHike1.0 mi Bluff TrailHike1.0 mi Shaw DriveHike0.9 mi Carver TrailHike0.9 mi Wildcat ChaseHikeMTB0.7 mi St. John's Creek TrailHike0.5 mi St. John's Woodland LoopHike0.4 mi Gone RogueHikeMTB0.3 mi Lazy BoyHikeMTB0.3 mi RoarkHikeMTB0.3 mi Contemplative Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Wildcat Glades Nature TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Newton 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 October 4, 2026.