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Jesse James Park

Jesse James Park Trail & Mack Porter Park Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Jesse James Park Trail & Mack Porter Park Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Jesse James Park near Kearney, MO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi784 – 869 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jesse James Park Trail 39.39959, -94.36908
Nearest town Kearney, MO
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Jesse James Park Trail & Mack Porter Park Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 54 min

Elevation 783–869 ft

Out & Back · Jesse James Park

Trailhead: Jesse James Park Trail · 39.39959, -94.36908

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

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

  1. Start on Jesse James Park Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miBear left onto Mack Porter Park Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miReach Jesse James Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Jesse James Park Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.8 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/jesse-james-park-trail-mack-porter-park-trail-out-back-4-km-4d2c

Trail surface

47% paved53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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

Hikes near Kearney, Missouri