← How Pendleton ranks
Missouri rankings · Outdoors Towns with the most trails in Missouri Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 149 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Pendleton Not on this list Pendleton has fewer than 2,500 residents, the floor for MO lists.
All 149 towns Trail miles per sq mi, highest first. Towns next door to Pendleton are tagged.
# Town Trail miles per sq mi Trail miles Parks & preserves
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Jennings 12,918 people 2.5 mi / sq mi 9.2 mi 1
4
St. James 3,916 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 9.4 mi 0
6
Jackson 15,659 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 20.5 mi 4
8
Savannah 5,053 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 3
13
Greenwood 6,013 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 7.6 mi 3
14
Neosho 13,224 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 21.7 mi 7
15
Columbia 128,548 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 91.8 mi 75
16
Forsyth 2,766 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 1
17
Glendale 6,114 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 0
18
Liberty Stoddard County · 14,846 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 192.8 mi 2
19
Crestwood 12,295 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 7
22
Branson 12,817 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 22.5 mi 17
26
Oak Grove 8,538 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 6.1 mi 3
27
St. Joseph 71,236 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 41.1 mi 35
28
Grandview 26,527 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 13.3 mi 14
29
Eureka 13,081 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 10.1 mi 13
31
Hannibal 16,771 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 13.8 mi 23
32
Fenton 4,088 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 6
34
Maryville 10,428 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 10
35
Richmond 5,959 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 5
39
Fulton 12,617 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 2
42
Salem 4,677 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 5
44
Sikeston 16,320 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 12.7 mi 3
45
Moberly 13,526 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 16
46
Duck Creek Stoddard County · 2,813 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 98.8 mi 2
48
Malden 3,805 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 4
53
Chillicothe Livingston County · 8,923 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 5
54
Raymore 24,526 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 6
55
Ladue 8,940 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 3
57
Oakville 35,333 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 11.6 mi 6
58
Wildwood 35,133 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 43.3 mi 10
59
Troy 13,947 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 7
60
St. Ann 12,811 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 7
61
Boonville 7,689 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.6 mi 7
62
Kansas City 510,612 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 202.0 mi 194
63
Wentzville 47,061 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 13.8 mi 4
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Clever 3,030 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 0
67
St. Louis 288,512 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 38.5 mi 131
69
Arnold 20,956 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 5
70
Webb City 13,221 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 6
71
Independence Dunklin County · 11,960 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 62.7 mi 7
72
Kennett 10,196 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 5
73
Clayton 17,380 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 8
75
Warrenton 9,066 people · next door 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.9 mi 10
76
O'Fallon 93,801 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 16.4 mi 16
77
Lexington 4,606 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 4
78
Florissant 51,773 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.4 mi 17
80
Kirkwood 29,363 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.4 mi 9
83
Cotton Hill Dunklin County · 4,830 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 16.2 mi 4
84
Liberty 30,689 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 13.2 mi 17
85
Lebanon 15,270 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.5 mi 6
86
Butler 4,668 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 1
87
Hazelwood 25,114 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 9
88
Union Dunklin County · 3,349 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 45.6 mi 2
90
Pike Stoddard County · 3,605 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 60.6 mi 0
92
Rolla 20,287 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 18
94
Parkville 8,366 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.3 mi 8
95
Centralia 4,690 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 4
96
Overland 15,695 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 8
97
Sedalia 22,003 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.6 mi 8
98
Nevada 7,925 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 6
99
Hillsboro 3,500 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
100
Lawson 2,905 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 2
101
Joplin 52,593 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 13.7 mi 15
103
Palmyra 3,623 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 5
104
Mexico 11,477 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 14
105
Desloge 4,863 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
106
Bridgeton 11,369 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 8
108
Castor Stoddard County · 4,679 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 34.2 mi 0
110
Camdenton 4,023 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 1
111
Bolivar 11,170 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 5
114
Gladstone 27,207 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 13
115
Ferguson 18,213 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 6
116
Union 12,781 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 8
117
Belton 25,008 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 7
118
Farmington 18,282 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 11
119
Kearney 10,885 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
120
Cameron 8,519 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 6
121
Burdine Texas County · 3,199 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 11.6 mi 0
122
Manchester 18,160 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 7
123
Polk Nodaway County · 13,968 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 23.6 mi 12
124
City Barton County · 4,284 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
125
Lamar 4,284 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
126
Macon 5,466 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 8
127
Carthage 15,574 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 6
129
Carrollton Carroll County · 3,818 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 8
130
St. Peters 59,092 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 24
131
Ozark 22,417 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 2
132
Washington 15,130 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 11
133
Sherrill Texas County · 5,408 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 18.5 mi 1
134
Kirksville 17,563 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 12
135
Marshall 13,739 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 3
136
Center Vernon County · 9,372 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 5
137
Clinton Henry County · 9,065 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 8
138
Dexter 7,891 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 2
139
Monett 9,873 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
141
Republic 19,829 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 5
142
Peculiar 5,958 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
143
Union Putnam County · 2,571 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.5 mi 2
144
Piney Texas County · 4,871 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 8.6 mi 5
145
Marceline Linn County · 2,599 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 8
146
Smithville 10,705 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 7
147
Trenton Grundy County · 5,988 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 5
148
Grand River DeKalb County · 4,230 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
149
Bethany Harrison County · 3,312 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 2
We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US . Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.
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