Blue and Gray Park

The Yellow Route (yellow blazes)

3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 22 min

The Yellow Route (yellow blazes) is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Tarsney, MO. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 997 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91949, -94.19658
Nearest town Tarsney, MO

Directions

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The Yellow Route (yellow blazes)

3.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 851–997 ft

Out & Back · Blue and Gray Park

Trailhead: 38.91949, -94.19658

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

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto The Yellow Route, heading S.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto The Yellow Route (yellow blazes), heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading S.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Yellow Route (yellow blazes), heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miBear left onto The Yellow Route, heading N.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 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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