658 mile Hike and Paddle starting on the Meramec River at Meramec Spring Park and ending on the Courtois Creek at Ozark Outdoors landing. This is a spring and early summer hike and paddle. You will hike all 410 miles of the OT except the North Fork section. You will hike over Missouri's tallest peak, view Missouri's tallest waterfall, bivoac in shelters built by the CCC in the 30's, see old grist mills built in the 1800's. You will visit all three of Missouri's National scenic rivers. Figure 60 days if you don't laze around fishing and swimming.