Blue and Gray Park

The Veterans Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 46 min

The Veterans Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,020 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South of the Border Trail 38.89293, -94.21814
Nearest town Cockrell, MO

Directions

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The Veterans Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 46 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 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
  29. 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 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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