AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue and Gray Park

The Red Route (red blazes)

3.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 27 min

The Red Route (red blazes) is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It climbs 307 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,020 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South of the Border Trail 38.89293, -94.21814
Nearest town Cockrell, MO
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The Red Route (red blazes)

3.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 880–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: South of the Border Trail · 38.89293, -94.21814

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

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

  1. Start on South of the Border Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Red Route (red blazes), heading E.
  12. 0.2 miReach The Red Route (red blazes), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 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/the-red-route-red-blazes-out-back-6-km-40b4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Good to know

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

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