Mark Twain National Forest Glad Top Trail Willie Lee Wolf Junction

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Mark Twain National Forest

Welcome to Glade Top Trail, a National Forest Scenic Byway in Missouri!

This 23-mile Scenic Byway is named for the beautiful glades that surround the ridge tops where the Scenic Byway traverses.

Along the trail are seven overlook “pull-outs” that provide panoramic views that reach to the Springfield Plateau twenty miles to the northwest and forty miles south to the Boston Mountains in Arkansas. Visit the detail stop links below for more about each of the views.

The Glade Top Trail is little changed from the original road constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930’s. For twenty-three miles, the two-lane, all weather gravel road follows narrow ridge tops rising approximately 500 feet above the surrounding rolling countryside, and overlooks and passes through many limestone/dolomite glades interspersed with open and closed woodlands.

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Reviewed Nov. 30, 2021

Peace on the Trail

J.W. Findley homestead from the 1930's platt book and is now known as Wolf Junction. J.W. Findley was well known in the area as "The Walking Preacher of the Ozarks." He did not own a car and in order to preach he walked where ever he was able to preach. Preacher Findley walked an average of 4,000 miles a year. He also wrote several books. He love the Ozarks. His homesite is now used as a stop for the Glade Top Trail. This trail is Missouri's only National Forest Scenic Byway. The 23 mile trail meanders through narrow ridge tops and down into the hollers of the Mark Twain National Forest. There is a small but pretty open area with 2 fire rings, picnic table, and small parking area. There is a wide trail that heads up the hill. You will also find a post with a QR code that I was able to scan and get additional info. The road is gravel and very dusty but in very good shalpe and we encountered very little traffic.

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