Praising trail blazing: Maintaining the Ozark Highlands Trail. March 14, 2016 at 5:45 a.m. by STORY AND PHOTOS BOB ROBINSON Special to the Democrat-Gazette ...

It's almost time to dust off your backpack and prepare to hit the hiking trails. But first, we need to battle Mother Nature's perpetual efforts to reclaim them.

Earlier this month, I answered the Ozark Highlands Trail Association's "Call to Arms." This was the first of four maintenance base camps that the nonprofit organization has scheduled to prepare ...

On a winter thru-hike of the Ozark Highlands Trail, Jeff Garmire contended with snowstorms, swam a river, and bushwhacked paths overgrown with bramble—and discovered the rugged heart of one of ...

Pull out Ozark Highlands Trail map No. 3 to assist you on the next stretch of the TOT. The small inset provides an overall view of the trails that are being constructed to reach the Arkansas ...

In the spring of 1980, Missouri officials met with counterparts from Arkansas, where an Ozark Highlands Trail was already under construction in the state's scenic northern half.

They were first called the Highlands back in 1819. ... The best way to find this trail is to download the free online trail maps offered by the Ozark Trail Association.

When completed, the Ozark Trail will wind about 550 miles through the Missouri Ozarks from St. Louis to the Arkansas border, eventually connecting to Arkansas' Ozark Highlands Trail.

For folks who like to unwind with physical activity against a backdrop of magnificent natural beauty, Missouri’s Ozark Trail may be just the tonic. The trail, not nearly as famous or as long as ...