Castlewood State Park
Grotpeter Trail
Plan your visit.
Access & terrain
The official trail guide lists rocks, roots, steps and stream crossings among possible features. Stop and check traffic at road crossings. This is a shared hiking and mountain biking trail with blue main-trail blazes.
Missouri State Parks’ official Grotpeter Trail guide · Missouri State Parks · Source checked .
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Mapped route point; vehicle access and parking are not verified. Read the access notes above before choosing your arrival point.
- Published route length
- 4.4 mi
- Route type
- loop
- Surface
- Natural
- Difficulty
- Moderate
The route
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Parking & getting there
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Directions use the existing mapped route point. A parking pin or vehicle approach is not inferred.
Hours & rules
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Before you choose
Route overview
Climb through Castlewood’s wooded uplands, follow a long ridge, then descend into the Kiefer Creek valley. The main loop has repeated climbs and several road crossings. White connector trails offer separate shorter or longer options; they are not included in the main loop’s published 4.4 miles.
Missouri State Parks’ official Grotpeter Trail guide · Missouri State Parks · Source checked .
The climbs ahead
Elevation
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The bigger picture
Park-context relief
See the ridges and river valley around Castlewood. Shading shows landform, not vegetation, current trail conditions or a park boundary.
N ↑Selected route · official linework; separate parts remain separate. USGS 3DEP multi-resolution hillshade · cached 2026-10-09. Display scale is not source DEM resolution.
Sources & credits
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Confirm current access with the park. Notice dates describe the notice; source check dates record a review, not a live status report.
Credit: Missouri State Parks / Missouri DNR · Source terms
DNR offers public GIS downloads. The Castlewood SURFACES download metadata has access constraints None and an accuracy/no-warranty use disclaimer. The linked Trail Routes service and official portal item specify no additional use restrictions or named open license. Credit Missouri DNR; not a legal survey.