Springfield, Missouri - 2017 Visitors Guide

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Ozark Greenways Trails

Frisco Highline trail

417-864-2015 • ozarkgreenways.org Hours: All trails open during daylight hours only Admission: Free

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Frisco Highline Trail (35 miles) Starting in Springfield at Kearney Street and Eldon Road, this 35-mile Rail-to-Trail project connects Springfield to Bolivar with a crushed gravel surface. Eight miles of the trail from Springfield to Willard are paved as well as three miles on the Bolivar end. Designated as a National Recreation Trail.

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WALNUT GROVE

Galloway Creek Greenway (6 miles)

James River Water Trail (6 miles)

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Paved Trail

SPRINGFIELD

Trailhead

Unpaved Wilson’s & Trail South Creek Park Greenways On-Road Connection

Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park

HASELTINE RD.

FR 146

Horton Smith

Nathanael Greene/ Close Memorial Park

FARM RD. 156

GLENSTONE AVE.

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GRAND ST.

SUNSHINE ST. JEFFERSON AVE.

Wilson’s Creek Greenway

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FARM RD. 140

FORT AVE.

ORCHARD CREST AVE.

COLLEGE ST.

South Creek Greenway (8 miles)

SEMINOLE ST.

McDaniel Park NATIONAL AVE.

South Creek Greenway

WALNUT LAWN ST.

Cox South Hospital

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FREMONT AVE.

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WEAVER RD.

160 PLAINVIEW RD.

CAMPBELL AVE.

FARM RD. 182

Wilson’s Creek Greenway (3 miles)

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Mercy Hospital

BATTLEFIELD RD.

Ward Branch Greenway (3 miles)

This 5-mile trail now connects to South Creek Greenway via Tal’s Trailhead at 3351 S. Kaufman Road! This trail is a beautiful mix of woods and active pasture. It travels through the popular Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park, which is also a primary trailhead.

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Sac River Mountain Bike Trail

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WILLARD Willard Trailhead (6 miles)

SEMINOLE ST.

There are currently two sections of this trail: one mile in Shadowood Subdivision, from Twin Oaks Substation to the Library Center on South Campbell Avenue (goes under Campbell Avenue), and nearly two miles from Wanda Gray School to Rivercut Golf Course.

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From National Avenue and Sunset Street this greenway has eight miles of paved trail connecting numerous attractions, including Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park. Designated as a National Recreation Trail.

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Sac River Mountain Bike Trail (8 miles) Look for the trailhead off Missouri 13, three miles north of Interstate 44. This moderately rugged natural-surface trail is popular with mountain bikers and hikers. It is not handicapped accessible. Trail users need to have good directional skills in a remote wooded setting.

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Not for hiking and biking, but for canoeing and kayaking! A 6-mile route on the James River from Joe Crighton Access to Lake Springfield marina. Canoes and kayaks can be rented spring to fall at Lake Springfield Park, North Shore Access. 417-891-1550.

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Walnut Grove Trailhead (16 miles)

Frisco Highline Trail

This greenway has almost six miles of paved trail and connects through quaint Galloway Village and to the Springfield Conservation Nature Center. It is designated as a National Recreation Trail.

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Sac River

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COX RD.

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Fulbright Spring Greenway (3 miles) Lost Hill Park Trailhead is on Grant Avenue, north of Hillcrest High School. Three sections are open: 1-mile section connecting on the east side of Ritter Springs Park going east under Missouri 13 to Farm Road 141 at David C. Murray Trailhead; the 1.5-mile section from Lost Hill to Truman Elementary School; and a 1/4-mile section at Valley Water Mill Park.

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FARM RD. 192

FARM RD. 141

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Wishart Trailhead (24 miles)

SCENIC AVE.

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Bolivar Trailhead (35 miles) BOLIVAR

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Scale in Miles

Paved Trail Unpaved Trail On-Street Bike Route Mile Markers

Bike/Pedestrian Route Trailhead Park

Springfield, Missouri • 2017 Visitors Guide


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