Driving Directions: Hercules Glades Wilderness
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The directions to Ava were obtained from Yahoo driving directions; the final 3 steps were approximated from the Forest Visitor maps that the Forest Service provides.
Distance: about 573.4 miles Travel Time: approximately 9 hours 20 mins 1. Start at 801 NATIONAL RD W[US-40], RICHMOND going toward SW 8TH ST - go 0.3 mi 2. Turn Left on 5TH ST[IN-38] - go 1.6 mi 3. Continue to follow IN-38 - go 1.3 mi 4. IN-38 becomes US-35 NORTH - go 0.3 mi 5. Take Left ramp onto I-70 WEST - go 59.0 mi 6. Take exit #90 onto I-465 SOUTH - go 5.6 mi 7. I-465 SOUTH becomes I-74 WEST - go 13.2 mi 8. Take exit #9A-B onto I-70 WEST toward ST. LOUIS/TERRE HAUTE - go 222.7 mi 9. Take the I-255 exit toward MEMPHIS - go 25.5 mi 10. I-255 SOUTH becomes I-270 NORTH - go 5.7 mi 11. Take exit #5B onto I-44 WEST toward TULSA - go 147.4 mi 12. Take exit #129/MO-5/MO-32 toward LEBANON/HARTVILLE - go 0.2 mi 13. Turn Left on S JEFFERSON AVE[MO-5] - go 2.5 mi 14. Continue to follow MO-5 - go 44.6 mi 15. MO-5 becomes US-60-BUS - go 0.2 mi 16. Continue on MO-5 - go 12.1 mi 17. Turn Left on NW 12TH AVE[MO-14] - go 0.7 mi 18. Turn Right to follow MO-14 - go 0.6 mi 19. Turn Left on NE 2ND AVE - go < 0.1 mi 20. Turn Right on NE 2ND ST - go < 0.1 mi 21. Arrive at the center of AVA, MO 22. Take highway 76 W - go about 23 miles (very rough estimate) 23. Turn Left on highway 125 S - go about 7 miles (rough estimate) 24. Find the Hercules Glades trailhead/campground on the right
