Trail: Crane Lake
National Park: Mark Twain National Forest
Features: Creek(s)
Lake(s)/pond(s)/reservoir(s)
Activities: Dogs - On leash
Camping - Backpacking
Pedestrian - Walking/Hiking/Running
Bicycling - Mountain
Wildlife observation - Birds
Equestrian - riding

Difficulty: Intermediate
Desc: Five-mile, double-loop hiking and mountain biking trail, with a short segment also open to horses, where it connects with the cross-state Ozark Trail. The lake loop roughly parallels the shoreline of Crane Lake, while the South Loop passes through a series of glades, shut-ins, old fields, and oak-hickory forest.
East from MO highway 49 on A124 at Chloride, 34 miles south on Route 131 to lake (2 miles).