Ozark National Scenic Riverways · Missouri

Current River Trail

12 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,600 ft of climbing · 635 ft–1,057 ft · earth surface

711 ft 758 ft · 3.9 mi high 972 ft

About Current River Challenge the Park Service's write-up

dogs allowed

back view of four hikers along a trail, wearing backpacks and carrying hiking sticks with trees
Complete the Challenge Photo: NPS Photo

Note: The Current River Challenge is currently suspended due to major renovations at Current River State Park. Find more details about the closure here .

The Current River Challenge is a unique hike-float opportunity that visitors can enjoy at any time. Ozark National Scenic Riverways and Missouri State Parks partnered to promote hiking and floating between Round Spring, Echo Bluff State Park and Current River State Park in celebration of the recently completed trails in the area. The challenge consists of a "4 mile" hike from Round Spring to Echo Bluff State Park, another "4 mile" hike from Echo Bluff State Park to Current River State Park, and a "4 mile" float from Current River State Park to Round Spring. The float is solely the responsibility of the participant to arrange a shuttle and/or vessel rental. The challenge can be done in any order and at anytime of the year. The challenge can be done at any time and we encourage participants to not try to complete the challenge all in one outing. Participants can pick up their challenge cards at Round Spring Ranger Station or Echo Bluff State Park and collect stamps at each location at the end of that leg.

Accessibility The trails are rugged, uneven terrain and loose gravel surfaces makes them inaccessible to wheelchairs.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.