Blue and Gray Park

The Veterans Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 50 min

The Veterans Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 1,024 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89368, -94.21596
Nearest town Cockrell, MO

Directions

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The Veterans Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 880–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: 38.89368, -94.21596

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

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 400 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  31. 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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