Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Piney Creek - South Loop

3.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 21-6118-C · trail class 2 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead South Piney Trailhead Drive there

South Piney Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fees · season January to December

A wide pull-off on the side of Forest Road 2185. There is a bulletin board, but there are no amenities.

Restrictions <strong>Wilderness</strong> <ul><li>Limit your party size to 10 persons;</li><li>no camping within 100 feet of trails, water sources and other camps.</li><li>Terrain is sometimes steep.</li><li>No motorized or mechanized equipment allowed.</li><li>Practice <a blank="_blank" href="https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/">Leave No Trace</a> outdoor ethics;</li><li>Never tie stock directly to trees.</li><li>Commercial use will not be permitted.</li><li>Special uses will not be permitted, except for access to surrounded private property.</li><li>Pack out all of your trash</li></ul><strong>Trailhead</strong> <ul><li>No overnight camping in day use areas at any time of year.</li><li>No trash containers; please pack out all your trash.</li><li>Dogs should be leashed</li><li>No fireworks</li></ul>

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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.