The Current River

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74.6 km

Length

+1,074 m

Ascent

−1,252 m

Descent

377 m

Highest point

11.9%

Max gradient

1h 39min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 377 m

17 °C clearsky

wind 2 m/s · clouds 0%

At the start

17 °C clearsky

wind 2 m/s · clouds 0%

	Min	Max	Wind
Friday 23 Oct	10 °C	22 °C	3 m/s	clearsky
Saturday 24 Oct	10 °C	23 °C	4 m/s	partlycloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	10 °C	23 °C	3 m/s	partlycloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/23/26, 12:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 1%

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Elevation profile

What does The Current River look like?

MO 106 in Shannon County, MO · Brandonrush · CC0

MO-106-021WR · paulthemapguy · CC BY-SA 4.0

Jacks Fork River (4715504908) · Chris M Morris · CC BY 2.0

Alley Spring in November 2021 · 16porkchops · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Summersville

37.17969, -91.66274

Finish

Ellington

37.24341, -90.96536

Along the road

Viewpoints

2 unnamed places along the road, from 20.7 km to 22.1 km.

Parking

Floater Parking 22.7 km · 207 m

23 unnamed places along the road, from 20.7 km to 52.2 km.

Toilets

11 unnamed places along the road, from 21.6 km to 52.2 km.

Fuel

Sinclair 31.6 km · 205 m