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Blue and Gray Park

Civil War Trail–The Blue Route (blue blazes), 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Civil War Trail–The Blue Route (blue blazes), 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Tarsney, MO. It climbs 412 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,001 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90574, -94.20409
Nearest town Tarsney, MO
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Civil War Trail–The Blue Route (blue blazes), 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 877–1,002 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: 38.90574, -94.20409

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading S.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Civil War Trail, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftTurn right onto The Pink Route (pink blazes), heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto The Veterans Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/civil-war-trail-civil-war-trail-out-back-5-sights-6-km-b0d3

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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