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Kessler Park

Indian Mound Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 211 ft · 1 hr

Indian Mound Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Kessler Park near North Kansas City, MO. It is mostly level, with 211 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 965 ft3.0 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 · ▲ 211 ft · 1 hr

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. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading E.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading E.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cliff Drive Access Road, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Mound Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 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-ed8b

Trail surface

34% dirt66% 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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