AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue and Gray Park

The Blue Route (blue blazes)

3.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 18 min

The Blue Route (blue blazes) is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It climbs 260 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,004 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Blue Route (blue blazes) 38.90221, -94.20628
Nearest town Cockrell, MO
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Directions

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The Blue Route (blue blazes)

3.5 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 880–1,006 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: The Blue Route (blue blazes) · 38.90221, -94.20628

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

Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  20. 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/the-blue-route-blue-blazes-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Cockrell, Missouri