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Ridge Runner Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
Missouri

Ridge Runner Trail

Vanzant, Missouri

10.7 mi

Distance

1,965 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 27m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ridge Runner Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:255 ft
Max:352 ft
Gain:599 ft
Loss:599 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 255 ft and 352 ft across 10.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.255 ft287 ft320 ft352 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.3 mi8.0 mi10.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi320 ft
High point8.0 mi352 ft
End10.7 mi320 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Willow Springs, MO · about 8 mi away
County:
Douglas County, MO

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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Noblett Lake

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Ridge Runner-Noblett Loop

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Ridge Runner-Nf to Noblett

6.1 mi
TrailDifficulty: Moderate
Carman Spring Trail

Carman Spring Trail

2.3 mi
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