Alex George Lake–Blue River Greenway Trail, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Alex George Lake–Blue River Greenway Trail, 3 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Blue River Athletic Fields near Red Bridge, MO. The route reaches Alex George Lake. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alex George Lake–Blue River Greenway Trail, 3 sights
11.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 764–831 ft
Out & Back · Blue River Athletic Fields
Trailhead: Blue River Trails Minor Park North Trailhead · 38.92128, -94.57092
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on River Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Alex George Lake.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Alex George Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Blue River Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto River Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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