Trail Overview

Holmes Chapel is a beautiful scenic route inside Mark Twain National Forest. Want a consistent relaxing drive with whispering pines and wildlife scurrying around? This is your place. The gravel road traverses minimal elevation changes and sees little to no effect of rain, but as gravel will do with enough traffic, be cautious of mounded gravel in the harder turns. The hardest part of this trail is Wayne County Road 502 & 502A which leads to it, it has a course gravel foundation, appearing to be natural creek bed rock native to the area, and it is also rarely graded, so washboarding and mounding are almost guaranteed.

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Difficulty

The hardest part of this trail is Wayne county road 502 & 502A that lead to it, it has courser gravel, appearing to be natural creek bed rock native to the area, it is also rarely graded, so washboarding and mounding is almost guaranteed. The Nature trail could experience some rough sections but it appears to be graded and serviced yearly, keeping the gravel consistent.

History

The area is on grounds that once were part of the Trail of Tears, the FSR 3614 has signage supporting this.

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