AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Blue and Gray Park

The Yellow Route (yellow blazes)

4.3 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 35 min

The Yellow Route (yellow blazes) is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Blue and Gray Park near Cockrell, MO. It climbs 315 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 1,020 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

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

4.3 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 867–1,021 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 onto The Yellow Route (yellow blazes), heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miReach The Yellow Route (yellow blazes), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto The Veterans Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Civil War Trail, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto The Blue Route (blue blazes), heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South of the Border Trail, heading SW.
  23. 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-yellow-route-yellow-blazes-out-back-7-km-88ef

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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