Mark Twain National Forest · Missouri

Paddy Creek-Big Piney Trail

16 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,800 ft of climbing · 888 ft–1,309 ft · native material surface · trail No. 03-016-A · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

1,282 ft 1,168 ft · 12 mi high 1,299 ft

Trailhead Roby Trailhead for Paddy Creek Wilderness 1,277 ft Drive there

Paddy Creek trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Paddy Creek Trail is a 1-mile hiking trail beginning and ending at the Paddy Creek Recreation Area.

Brochures and Maps

A printable brochure (pdf format) is available for download.

Trail System Map ( printable ) and Trail System Map available on the Avenza app.

Restrictions Foot traffic only

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Roby Trailhead for Paddy Creek Wilderness the Forest Service's write-up

season January to December

This trailhead allows access to the southern portion of the Paddy Creek Wilderness, Big Piney Trail.

There is a large parking area at the trailhead that can accommodate horse trailers.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.