The Old Lead Belt

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57.3 km

Length

+494 m

Ascent

−449 m

Descent

338 m

Highest point

6.2%

Max gradient

1h 16min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 338 m

14 °C fair

wind 3 m/s · clouds 23%

At the start

15 °C fair

wind 3 m/s · clouds 20%

	Min	Max	Wind
Saturday 24 Oct	10 °C	23 °C	3 m/s	partlycloudy
Sunday 25 Oct	11 °C	24 °C	3 m/s	partlycloudy
Monday 26 Oct	12 °C	23 °C	3 m/s	partlycloudy

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/24/26, 3:46 AM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road

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Length: +1,361 m
Ascent

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Elevation profile

What does The Old Lead Belt look like?

Missouri State Route 8 - 13393208365 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0

Missouri State Route 8 - 13393445504 · Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0

CrawfordCo courthouse Steeleville MO 20140330-6 · Kbh3rd · CC BY 3.0

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Start

Steelville

37.96815, -91.35483

Finish

Potosi

37.93637, -90.78795

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Mr. Tequila Mexican Restaurant 0.0 km · 230 m

Art & Joe 0.0 km · 229 m

Rich's Famous Burgers 0.0 km · 229 m

Cheri's Sweets & Eats 0.2 km · 228 m

Parking

Floaters Parking 14.9 km · 208 m

23 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 57.3 km.

Fuel

Casey's General Store 0.0 km · 230 m

Hocker Oil 57.3 km · 272 m

Casey's General Store 57.3 km · 274 m

Toilets

1 unnamed place along the road, from 14.6 km to 14.6 km.