Last updated: February 1, 2023
Thing to Do
Moving on the Tour Road

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Improve Your Physical Wellness
Even the smallest of movements can have a great impact on your personal wellness. The National Park Service Wellness Challenge offers you an opportunity to move. We welcome you to get out, explore, start a new habit, or try something new to benefit your physical health.
Challenge 1: Move on the Tour Road
Choose a method of exploring the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Tour Road that works best for you. Walk, run, bike, or drive along 5-miles of paved road. Learn about the historic Ray House, Bloody Hill, and Wilson’s Creek while visiting eight interpretive stops along the way.
Learn more about the eight stops on the Tour Road.
Improve Your Physical Wellness
Even the smallest of movements can have a great impact on your personal wellness. The National Park Service Wellness Challenge offers you an opportunity to move. We welcome you to get out, explore, start a new habit, or try something new to benefit your physical health.
Tour Road
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The length is 4.9 miles with a 150 ft elevation change.
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The one-way tour road is 18 feet wide. The left lane (12 feet wide) is for vehicles. The right lane is for pedestrians and bicycles.
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At each of the 8 stops, there are parking areas with designated accessible parking spaces.
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The waysides at Stop 1, Stop 3, Stop 4, and Stop 7 (Bloody Hill) are accessible
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The trails off the Tour Road are natural surfaces.
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The stops are not audio described at this time.
Contact:
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Phone: 417-732-2662
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Email: billie_aschwege@nps.gov
Trail Information
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Gibson Mill: 1 mile and 40 ft elevation change
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Ray Cornfield: 1 mile and 80 ft elevation change (horses allowed)
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Ray House: <0.25 mile and 30 ft elevation change
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Ray Springhouse: <0.25 mile and 30 ft elevation change
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East Overlook: <0.25 mile and 60 ft elevation change
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Pulaski Battery: <0.25 mile and 50 ft elevation change
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Manley Uplands: 2.5 miles and 170 ft elevation change (horses allowed)
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Southwest: 1.7 miles and 140 ft elevation change (horses allowed)
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Wire Road: 1.7 miles and 150 ft elevation change (horses allowed)
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Bloody Hill: 0.5 mile and 60 ft elevation change
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Bloody Hill Spur: 0.5 mile and 100 ft elevation change
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Du Bois’s Battery: 0.25 mile and <10 ft elevation change
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West Overlook: 0.25 mile and <10 ft elevation change
Learn more about accessibility at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield.