Madison Co Road 247

Total Miles
2.0

Elevation

282.13 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

1

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter

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Madison Co Road 247
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Trail Overview

Madison County Road 247 is a smooth-sailing gravel road over rolling hills amongst the pines. At its entrance point with MO-72, you can see for miles. The road follows this with a scenic route going through Mark Twain National Forest, giving a quick taste of the wild and adventure surrounding it, but this is all backed by being the road that leads to the thrilling adventures of the area.

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Madison Co Road 247
Madison Co Road 247

Difficulty

Just a well beaten in gravel county road leading through Mark Twain national forest with rolling hills and pines all around you. mild washboarding and mounding may occur.

Technical Rating

1

Status Reports

Chris Menz
Jun 17, 2023
1999 Jeep Cherokee
Open
Normal
Dusty
Chris Menz
Mar 14, 2023
1999 Jeep Cherokee
Open

Access Description

Come to the intersection of MO-72 and Madison County 247, at 37.51633, -90.14517, head south and you will meet gravel shortly. Note: In other trails of the local area, there maybe reference to this road as "Bo-Co Road 247" due to similar county road signage and proximity to the county lines.

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