About hiking in Washington County

Washington County, Missouri has 33 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 60.6 miles, an average of 1.8 miles each. The longest is Ozark Trail - Courtois Section, at 26.1 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Washington County are like

By length, 27 are under a mile, 3 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Bootleg Hiking Trail, at 1.4 miles.

Of the 30 with measured elevation, Rockywood Trail climbs the most, about 1,309 ft.

All 33 hiking trails, longest first

Ozark Trail - Courtois SectionHikeMTB26.1 mi Berryman Trail LoopHikeMTB13.6 mi Rockywood TrailHike5.7 mi Opossum Track TrailHike1.6 mi Bootleg Hiking TrailHike1.4 mi 1000 Steps TrailHike1.2 mi Cold Springs Trail - Blue BlazesHike1.0 mi Hawkins Cove Trail - Blue BlazesHike0.9 mi Hawkins Homestead Horse TrailHike0.8 mi Lookout Point Cutoff TrailHike0.8 mi Not Official TrailHike0.6 mi Cove 2 Cutoff TrailHike0.6 mi Limestone Hollow TrailHike0.6 mi Cold Springs/ Woodland Trail - Red/Blue BlazesHike0.6 mi Cove 2 Cutoff Trail - Heavily OvergrownHike0.5 mi Hickory Hills RoadHike0.5 mi Natural Bridge Trail - Heavily OvergrownHike0.5 mi Waterfront Nature TrailHike0.4 mi Racoon Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Woodland Trail - Red BlazesHike0.4 mi Big Oak Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Cold Springs Chapel CutoffHike0.2 mi Hamilton Iron Works TrailHike0.2 mi Harmond Spring SpurHike0.2 mi Lead Mine TrailHike0.2 mi Lake Bluff Trail - Red BlazesHike0.2 mi Opossum Woods TrailHike0.2 mi Alpine Rescue TrailHike0.2 mi Overlook TrailHike0.1 mi Salamander Cave-in TrailHike0.1 mi Berryman Trail SpurHikeMTB0.1 mi Not an official trailHike0.1 mi Riflery Access RoadHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Washington 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.