The trail follows glass-clear Sylamore Creek before a moderate climb to a vista high above the water. From the overlook, the hills and forest view spread out in all their Ozarks grandeur.

North Sylamore Creek Trail follows a narrow tread for 13.7 miles through the hardwoods and conifers of the Ozark National Forest. Tom and Karen Mowry, hikers from Nob Hill, explore the trail on ...

The whole trail is close to North Sylamore Creek, which has some of the clearest water of any Ozark stream. It is simply gorgeous, magnificent, just like the entire hike.