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Kessler Park

Indian Mound Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 57 min

Indian Mound Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Kessler Park near North Kansas City, MO. It climbs 300 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 981 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cliff Drive Access Road 39.11539, -94.54384
Nearest town North Kansas City, MO
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Indian Mound Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 57 min

Elevation 884–981 ft

Out & Back · Kessler Park

Trailhead: Cliff Drive Access Road · 39.11539, -94.54384

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Transit-accessible: Saint John at Indiana stop 289 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cliff Drive Access Road, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftSharp left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Cliff Drive, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cliff Drive Access Road, heading W.
  21. 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/indian-mound-trail-out-back-4-km-34a2

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Saint John at Indiana stop 289 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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