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Blue and Gray Park

Civil War Trail via The Blue Route (blue blazes)

2 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 44 min

Civil War Trail via The Blue Route (blue blazes) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,020 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South of the Border Trail 38.89293, -94.21814
Nearest town Cockrell, MO
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Civil War Trail via The Blue Route (blue blazes)

2 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 44 min

Elevation 909–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: South of the Border Trail · 38.89293, -94.21814

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South of the Border Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Civil War Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Civil War Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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-out-back-3-km-d9ac

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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