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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
More from this trailhead
- The Veterans Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Bergin Lake & Civil War Trail via The Orange Route (orange blazes) 4.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- The Yellow Route (yellow blazes) 4.3 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- The Red Route (red blazes) 3.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Civil War Trail & The Veterans Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Civil War Trail via The Blue Route (blue blazes) 2 mi · ▲ 144 ft
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