Low Bridge Trail

The Low Bridge Trail is one of several hiking and walking trails within Joplin, Missouri's Wildcat Glades Conservation Area.The Low Bridge Trail has small paved parking areas at either end of the trail, with the westernmost trailhead sitting at the Low Bridge pedestrian crossing point of Shoal Creek, and the easternmost trailhead sitting at a higher elevation where the path forks with the Bluff Trail.Despite the gentle angle, the path remains generally easy, being paved the entirety of its length. Stretching 0.7 miles one way, hikers can choose to do an out-and-back hike for a total length of just under a mile and a half, or may opt to continue onto the St. Johns Creek Trail and Bluff Trail to form a full 4 mile loop hike. Hikers won't find any amenities along this hike, though several tables, trash cans, water fountains, and even a couple gentle swimming holes and rope swings lie a short distance away on the other side of the Low Bridge.