jd from gkc on 11/16/2009 7:54:25 PM:
Also suggest the following vehicle route. Go east from Joplin to Hwy-71, then north to Route-H-or-52 (at Butler). Go east on H/52 to Hwy-13 (also called 7, 13, 52 combined). From there go north to Clinton. Stay on 7/52 north until Route-52 splits off at the big curve where Hwy-7 starts to go northwest. Exit there on 52. Route-52 borders the trail to Winston. Turn southward on 52. On the map above, click on ‘Clinton’ to see the trailhead map, just south of Hwy-7.
One can also go north on Hwy-71 from Joplin to Route-18 (at Adrain), then cut east to Clinton (about 33-miles), and do the same thing.