Trail Through Time
Photo: SymphonicPoet, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.4 mi
- loop
- 236 ft
- climb
- 1,029 ft
- high point
- Loop
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Trail Through Time is a short, easy loop hike in Missouri, about a mile from the town of Pickel. The trail is roughly 1.4 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 236 feet and a total loss of 334 feet, so it works well as a quick outing. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Farmington weather station show October highs around 70°F with lows near 45°F, and May highs around 77°F. July and August average highs near 88°F. The trail is a loop, and the steepest part comes at about 0.87 miles in, with a grade of about 12%. Bikes and horses are not allowed. Nearby, the Spanish Land Grant Trail is about 1.8 miles away, and the White Oaks Trail and Whispering Pine Trail are both within about 4 miles. Paddlers can find Wolf Creek about 5 miles off.
- Spanish Land Grant TrailHiking1.8 mi
- White Oaks TrailHiking3.8 mi
- Whispering Pine TrailHiking4 mi
- Pickle Creek TrailHiking4.3 mi
- Wolf CreekCanoeing5.2 mi
- River aux VasesCanoeing8.1 mi
- John J Audubon TrailHiking8.8 mi
- Terre Bleue CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Pilot Knob Guided Hike RouteHiking · ~37 min drivePhoto: Missouri State Archives, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)
Braille TrailHiking · ~40 min drivePhoto: Wikipedian Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bell MountainHiking · ~57 min drivePhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Goggins Mountain Equestrian TrailHiking · ~1h 1m drivePhoto: Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ozark Trail - Taum SaukHiking · ~1h 1m drivePhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Scour TrailHiking · ~58 min drivePhoto: CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- White Oaks TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Galena TrailHiking · ~18 min drive
- Bell Mountain ConnectorHiking · ~59 min drivePhoto: cm195902, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Whispering Pine TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
Best time to visit Trail Through Time
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
43° / 23°
8 wet
Feb
48° / 26°
8 wet
Mar
58° / 34°
10 wet
Apr
69° / 44°
12 wet
May
77° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 63°
10 wet
Jul
88° / 67°
9 wet
Aug
88° / 65°
9 wet
Sep
81° / 56°
8 wet
Oct
70° / 45°
8 wet
Nov
57° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 26°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Farmington, MO, 6 mi away at 900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
