AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue and Gray Park

Civil War Trail & The Veterans Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr

Civil War Trail & The Veterans Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,024 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89368, -94.21596
Nearest town Cockrell, MO
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Civil War Trail & The Veterans Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 906–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: 38.89368, -94.21596

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading N.
  8. 350 ftReach Civil War Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Civil War Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftArrive 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-the-veterans-trail-out-back-4-km-13b8

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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