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Kessler Park

Indian Mound Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Indian Mound Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Kessler Park near North Kansas City, MO. It climbs 299 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 965 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.11349, -94.54544
Nearest town North Kansas City, MO
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Indian Mound Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 884–965 ft

Out & Back · Kessler Park

Trailhead: 39.11349, -94.54544

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Benton at Anderson stop 217 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cliff Drive Access Road, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Cliff Drive, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cliff Drive Access Road, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 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-5a96

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Benton at Anderson stop 217 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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