MO-Glade+Top+Trail


 * =Birding in Missouri=

Taney County
=Glade Top Trail= Ava, Missouri 65608 Glade Top Trail Website

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Glade Top Trail
Coordinates: 36.6910657, -92.7863216 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Glade Top Trail
From Ava, Missouri, go south on MO-5 for three miles to Highway A, turn west on Highway A and drive 4 miles to Smallett Junction, turn south on county road and go three miles to Forest Boundry and stay to the right and take Forest Road 147 until the junction of Forest Roads 147 and 149 - you may stay on Forest Road 147 and come out at Longrun, MO or turn right onto Forest Road 149 and travel til the gravel road ends at MO-125.

Spanning 23 miles over Missouri's hill country, the Glade Top Trail travels narrow ridge tops of mixed hardwoods above a rolling countryside.

Glades along the way provide habitat for some species not generally found in the Ozarks, such as the roadrunner and the Bachman Sparrow, a state endangered species. On the rocky glades you may also get a glimpse of a collared lizard if lucky. The glades also provide a beautiful pallet of colors - in the spring Indian Paintbrush, Missouri Primrose and Coreopsis will add to your drive; in the summer yellow and purple coneflowers will be pleasing to your eye; and in the fall the Smoke Trees will show their plumage of color. Many vistas provide awesome views along the Glade Top Trail. Points of interest along the trail include: Hayden Bald which offers travelers a picnic table and parking area; Corbitt Potter if one would like to disperse camp; Arkansas View offers a spectacular view to Arkansas and a table to relax; Watershed Divide offers a good photo op to see the countryside; Caney Picnic Area offers a picnic pavilion, a vault toilet and beautiful view; Willie Lee is another place to disperse camp and rest a spell; Wolf Junction offers a traveler a picnic table to rest and picnic at; and Big Creek Basin offers an impressive view. Close to the Glade Top Trail on the southwest end is the Hercules Glades Wilderness which offers trails for hikers and horses and dispersed camping - a vault toilet is present at the Hercules Tower Trailhead. From Glade Top Trail Website

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