Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Cedar Creek Trail - Smith Cree

5.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 03-015C · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Boydsville North Trailhead Drive there · Smith Creek Trailhead Drive there

Boydsville North Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season January to December

The Boydsville North Trailhead leads to the Smith Creek Loop of the Cedar Creek Trail. This loop traverses five miles between Boydsville and Rutherford Bridge and offers a scenic hike that provides glimpses of Cedar Creek from the bluffs above. Additionally, travelling south on the trail leads to the main part of the Cedar Creek Trail.

Restrictions Pack out what you Pack in.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Smith Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

This provides access to the Smith Creek loop of the Cedar Creek Trail system.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.