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Experience this national treasure yourself on the Ozark Trail.

The trail offers trips from just a few miles to 140 miles. It's guaranteed to take away the stress and leave a smile on your face.

The Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail is one of the most scenic and rugged sections along the entire Ozark Trail. It passes through the U.S. Forest Service's Bell Mountain Wilderness Area, the Missouri Department of of Natural Resources' Johnson's Shut-Ins and Taum Sauk Mountain state parks and the Missouri Department of Conservation's Proffit Mountain and Ketcherside Mountain state conservation areas.

The Taum Sauk Section crosses numerous mountains, including Bell Mountain, Goggins Mountain, Proffit Mountain and Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in the state. These mountain tops, and associated valleys, contain outstanding scenic attributes ranging from panoramic glade vistas to rock strewn streams to a cascading waterfall, the state's highest, at Mina Sauk Falls.

The trail crosses several significant drainages, including Padfield Branch, the East Fork of the Black River, which has a footbridge, and Taum Sauk Creek.

View a map of the Taum Sauk section of the Ozark Trail here.