Blue and Gray Park

The Blue Route (blue blazes)

2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 44 min

The Blue Route (blue blazes) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,001 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90374, -94.20342
Nearest town Cockrell, MO

Directions

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The Blue Route (blue blazes)

2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 44 min

Elevation 880–1,001 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: 38.90374, -94.20342

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading S.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading S.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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