Kessler Park

Scarrit Point–Green Lake, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 48 min

Scarrit Point–Green Lake, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kessler Park near North Kansas City, MO. The route passes Green Lake before reaching Scarrit Point at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 958 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cliff Drive 39.11569, -94.55559
Nearest town North Kansas City, MO

Directions

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Scarrit Point–Green Lake, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 48 min

Elevation 855–957 ft

Out & Back · Kessler Park

Trailhead: Cliff Drive · 39.11569, -94.55559

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Lexington at Garfield stop 511 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cliff Top Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Cliff Drive, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miPass Green Lake.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cliff Drive Access Road, heading N.
  5. 400 ftReach Scarrit Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cliff Drive, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Cliff Top Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Lexington at Garfield stop 511 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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