Trail Maintenance

Come join us as we take a trip to the east and south of the Ozark Trail and do some

Ground Zero, the northern terminus of the Ozark Trail is where we will be begin doing trail maintenance on the

Tired of all the football mania? Well come out on SBS as we will head to the Ozark Trail to

Mark your calendars for the one of the best times down south as we “Whoop It Up In Winona" based

Ramen and backpacking go hand it hand. There is just about nothing a good hike and a bowl of ramen

Fall Whoopin' It Up at Winona , 10/26/2019 starting at 08:30:00 AM An OTA tradition.....Spend the weekend in the Winona area

Bluffin' It! Trail Maintenance, 09/21/2019 08:30:00 AM Come one, come all! Join us as we celebrate National Public Lands day by

We will work on signage, lopping, leaf blowing, and tread repair to show some love to the OT!

OTA volunteers will be prepping for the 11th year of the running of the Ozark Trail 100m Endurance Run.  Starting

NOTE:  The OTA is partnering with the Ozark Trail Section Hikers and Backpackers Facebook group as they meet up to

OT-100 Trail marking and final touch-up, 09/26/2019 08:30:00 AM This will be a multiple day event beginning on Thursday, Sept. 26

Are you tired of the three "F's"?  Food, football and family?  Then join us for a day in the Forest

We will be gathering at the Barton Fen Trail head just south of Bixby Missouri at 8:30 am Saturday, November

Come spend a day or two  or four as we work on the new reroute at Midco Hollow due to

Rainy weather kept us from the trail after Thanksgiving soooooo.....are you tired of the three "F's"?  Food, football and family? 

We haven't decided yet where we are going but it will be somewhere out there on the OT.  Watch for

“Luck of the Irish” at Winona, March 21-22, 2019 Winona USFS Facility 8:30 am Mark your calendars for the one

BTR Maintenance at Sinking Creek TH cabin , 1/3-5/2020 starting at 08:30:00 AM We got rained out for the Fall

Tired of all the football mania? Well, come out on SBS as we will head to the Ozark Trail to

Ladies! It's your day and Kathie will be heading up an all-women's trail event doing trail work. We will be

We'll be celebrating the springing forward of gaining and extra hour of daylight!  Join us as we put some TLC

Let's sooth the beast down at Sutton Bluff as we gather to do maintenance along the bluffs and beyond.  More

We'll be out and about doing some GAO touch up on the trail. We'll be working on the Marble  Creek

More to follow -- we'll be doing trail work out of the OTA house in Potosi    

We'll be doing GAOA tread rehab on the northern sections of the OT - Courtois, Trace Creek and the Middle

We'll be doing GAOA tread rehab on the southern sections of the OT - Blair Creek, Current River, Between the

Canceled -- We'll be in Winona Dec 4-Dec14 with Americorp -- see the separate event for more info Getting close

We'll be working out of the OTA House in Potosi, Mo. We'll be heading out each day by 8:15 am.  

We'll be doing GAOA tread rehab on the northern sections of the OT - Courtois, Trace Creek and the Middle

We'll be doing GAOA tread rehab on the southern sections of the OT - Current River, Between the Rivers, 11

We'll be doing GAOA tread rehab on the northern sections of the OT - Courtois, Trace Creek and the Middle

The OTA will be out celebrating National Trails Day with trail work, hiking and fun. We will have a "Loppin

We'll meet up at the OTA house at 8:30am each day and then fan out to work on various areas

We'll be out working on the southerm sections of the OT. We'll be working out of the Winona USFS facilities

*** This event has been CANCELED *****   Work off the Thanksgiving feast hangover as we do some maintenance on

We'll be hosting our 4th Americorps crew of the 2023 Fall Maintenance Season in the OTA House in Potosi, Mo.

Sat Jan 13 - Start the New Year on the OT Maint We'll be out doing some tread work on

Sa 02/03 - OT Maint TBD We'll be on the OT doing tread work -- MiddleFork or Trace Creek.  

Sa 02/10 - OT Maint -- We're doing Taum Sauk today instead of Sunday. Where: Meet up at the Russel 

Sun  02/11 - CANCELED Super Bowl Saturday – Maint on the OT   WE'RE DOIN Saturday on Taum Sauk instead

Fri-Sun 03/15-20 - “Luck of the Irish” at Winona – working Current River, BTR, Norfork and Eleven Point Sections We'll

Fr 05/03-04 - Maint Out There– Round Springs - Tentative more to come

Saturday, May 18 - We will meet at 8:30am on Saturday morning for a day of work on the Wappapello

Saturday, June 8 - We will meet at 8:30am on Saturday morning for a day of work on the Victory

August 3rd, 2024 -- OTA -- PREP -- 3 Legged Monster Race -- Bass River Resort CANCELED -- C&M Char

August 10th, 2024 -- OTA -- PREP -- 3 Legged Monster Race -- Bass River Resort CANCELED 9 am --

The event date has changed -- The actual event has been moved to Sept 14 from Sept 21, 2024 --

This event is cancelled due to weather. Much of the Taum Sauk section between Taum Sauk Mountain and Johnson Shut-ins