Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Cedar Bluff Trail

1.4 mi of trail, end to end · Cedar Bluff trailhead: 1.5 mi loop in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 03-011 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

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Cedar Bluff trailhead 1.5 mi loop · the Forest Service's write-up

<b>Day Use</b> <ul> <li>Per car: $2/day</li> </ul> · season January to December

Cedar Bluff Trail is a 1.5-mile loop trail in the Lane Spring Recreation Area . It climbs the hillside a rocky cedar glad and view of Little Piney Creek are possible.

If you've never seen an Ozarks "glade", you'll enjoy visiting the rocky meadow at the top, surrounded by cedar trees for which the trail is named.

This trail starts at the northern part of the recreation area and winds it’s way up to the top of the bluff. It is a fairly steep, windy, narrow trail and there are many roots and rocks.

At the top of the bluff you’ll be able to see the Little Piney River and adjacent bluffs. In the Summer you will not see as far or as much due to the vegetation leafing out.

The bottom of the trail that comes back out in the Recreation area of Lane Spring can have standing water after a heavy rain in spots.

Restrictions <strong><em>On the Trail</em></strong> <ul><li>Hiking is permitted.</li><li>No motorized vehicles, horses or bikes are permitted.</li></ul><em><strong>At the Trailheads</strong></em> <ul><li>No overnight camping in day use areas at any time of year.</li><li>Dogs must be on a 6 foot leash in the day use area</li><li>Fireworks are prohibited.</li></ul>

Accessibility <p>Vault toilet</p>

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.