Scour Trail
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 627 ft
- climb
- 957 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct
- best months
Scour Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in southern Missouri, about 1.3 miles from the town of Monterey. The trail is 3.6 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 192 feet. That makes it a short, low-effort outing, and the climb is steepest near the 1-mile mark, with a 13% grade there. The trail's elevation range is modest, from a low of about 846 feet to a high of about 957 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 68°F with lows near 46°F, while May runs about 74°F by day and 54°F at night. Nearby, the Black River Trail System and the Campground Trail System both sit about 0.8 miles away. The EM: Johnson Shut-Ins climbing area is about 1.1 miles off, and the Horseshoe Glade Trail is about 1.5 miles away.
Black River Trail SystemHikingPhoto: SymphonicPoet, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi- Campground Trail SystemHikingPhoto: CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.8 mi
EM: Johnson Shut-InsRock climbingPhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi
Upper CliffRock climbingPhoto: Wikipedian Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- Horseshoe Glade TrailHikingPhoto: CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi
Goggins Mountain Equestrian TrailHikingPhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi- East Fork Black RiverCanoeing2.7 mi
- Middle Fork Black RiverCanoeing9.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Black River Trail SystemHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: SymphonicPoet, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Goggins Mountain Equestrian TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ozark Trail - Taum SaukHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Bell MountainHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Campground Trail SystemHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Ozark Trail - Middle ForkHiking · ~19 min drive
- Lindsey Mountain TrailHiking · ~9 min drive
- Bell MountainHiking · ~13 min drive
- Horseshoe Glade TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Brushy Creek - RedHiking · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Scour Trail
Best months: March–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 21°
8 wet
Feb
45° / 25°
8 wet
Mar
55° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
66° / 44°
11 wet
May
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 57°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 46°
9 wet
Nov
54° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
43° / 26°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Potosi 4 Sw, MO, 23.4 mi away at 1,105 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
