DEVIL BACKBONE HIGHWAY PDF

Year round, quiet hours 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM.

Trails: There are 13 miles of moderate trail within the area accessible from McGarr Ridge Trailhead. Trail System Map ( printable) and Trail System Map available on the Avenza app.

DEVIL BACKBONE HIGHWAY PDF

A printable brochure (2.6m pdf format) of the Wilderness is available for download.

Among the reptiles common to the area are two poisonous snakes, the copperhead and the eastern timber rattler. Wild turkey, red-tailed hawk, great horned owl, bald eagle, turkey vulture, great blue heron, pileated woodpecker and various songbirds can be seen. White-tailed deer, gray squirrel, raccoon, coyote, red and gray fox, bobcat and striped skunk are some of the mammals native to the area. Scattered limestone glades and other openings provide some of the more favorable places to view wildlife. Fall isn’t to be outdone when the oaks, sweet gum, and sugar maple put on a show of yellow, oranges and reds. Blue Spring, Amber Spring and McGarr Spring provide water to the river year-round.ĭogwood, redbud and wild azaleas give the wilderness a wild burst of color in the spring. Elevations range from 1020 feet to 680 feet along the North Fork of the White River, a high quality, spring fed Ozark stream. Thirteen miles of maintained foot and horse trails follow the Devils Backbone and four other ridges, dropping off into surrounding hollows in a forest dominated by oaks, hickories, and shortleaf pines. A long, narrow ridge supports the center of the Wilderness, with 1,020 feet as its highest “vertebra.” With 6,687 acres inside the Wilderness boundary, this is an ideal area for day hiking or overnight backpacking. Devils Backbone Wilderness, taking its name from a long narrow ridge known to the early settlers as Devils Backbone, is a unique blend of Missouri Ozark flora and fauna, characterized by rugged topography, springs and the North Fork River.

Devil backbone highway