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Home PageTrails featured during June 2007
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Map | Key | State Park/State Historic Site | Trail Name | Total Miles |
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KC NE C SL L SE |
Battle of Lexington SHS Cuivre River SP Bothwell Lodge SHS Meramec SP Ha Ha Tonka SP Trail of Tears SP |
Battlefield Trail Frenchman's Bluff Trail Radiant Trail Bluff View Trail Acorn Trail Sheppard Point Trail |
0.5 2.0 3.0 1.5 0.75 2.0 |
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7. Kansas City Region - Battle of Lexington State Historic Site - Battlefield Trail -- 0.5 total mile (there and back)
Trailhead: Past the visitor center parking lot, at the battlefield entrance
Using a brochure, visitors on this trail are directed to various locations on the grounds of the 1861 Civil War battlefield. Several stops describe the Anderson House and its use as a hospital and how it became a focal point of the battle. On the battlefield itself, four stops describe action at various locations.
Hikers can expect to encounter unstable surfaces-gravel.
8. Northeast Region - Cuivre River State Park - Frenchman's Bluff Trail -- 2 total miles (loop)
Trailhead: West side of picnic shelter
The trail follows Goedde Creek for a short distance before winding up a hill and emerging on top of Frenchman’s Bluff. The 120-foot-high bluff, consisting of Burlington limestone, offers outstanding vistas of the Cuivre River valley. This trail is relatively easy to hike, but extreme care should be taken when on top of the bluff as the loose gravel can make the footing unsure. Blue arrows mark the trail in a counterclockwise direction.
Hikers can expect to encounter steep hills; bluffs next to the trail; stable surfaces; unstable surfaces when wet; shared use of trail with horses; and various wildlife, insects and plants.
9. Central Region - Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site - Radiant Trail -- 3 total miles (loop)
Trailhead: Day-use area
This hiking and mountain biking trail begins and ends in the day-use area. The trail winds through the southeast part of the site, hugging the upper part of the wooded Stonyridge hills. It crosses the road and then travels through more level wooded areas and open fields. It finally connects again with the main road that leads back to the day-use area.
Hikers can expect to encounter shared use of trail with bicyclists; rocks and roots in trail surface; steep hills; unstable surfaces; possible natural occurrences; overhanging vegetation (tree canopy); and various wildlife, insects and plants.
10. St. Louis Region - Meramec State Park - Bluff View Trail -- 1.5 total miles (loop)
Trailhead: Behind the dining lodge
This moderately difficult, popular trail provides superb views from the edge of two bluffs along the Meramec River. Between these bluffs, the trail descends to the bank of the river. An octagonal stone trail shelter is located on the southern bluff where the picnic area trailhead joins the main trail. At the shelter, follow the sign to the campground to loop back to the trailhead at the dining lodge.
Hikers can expect to encounter moderately steep hills; rocks and roots in trail surface; wooden and stone steps; stable surfaces; a bridge; possible natural occurrences; overhanging vegetation (tree canopy); bluffs next to trail; and various wildlife, insects and plants.
11. Lakes Region - Ha Ha Tonka State Park - Acorn Trail -- 0.75 total mile (loop)
Trailhead: Turkey Pen Hollow Savanna Natural Area parking lot east of Hwy. D
A brochure and eight interpretive stops tell more about this savanna landscape. Prescribed burning helps maintain this open woodland, which features prairie grasses flourishing among groves of widely spaced oak and hickory trees. Follow the green arrows on this moderate terrain.
Hikers can expect to encounter rocks and roots in trail surface; stable surfaces; unstable surfaces when wet; possible natural occurrences; and various wildlife, insects and plants.
12. Southeast Region - Trail of Tears State Park - Sheppard Point Trail -- 2 total miles (loop)
Trailhead: East side of Moccasin Springs Road near the Bushyhead Memorial
This trail is a two-mile loop trail that ascends to the top of a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. The trail is considered difficult and is open only to hikers due to the rugged terrain.
Hikers can expect to encounter steep hills; rocks and roots in trail surface; bluffs next to trail; stable surfaces; unstable surfaces when wet; and various wildlife, insects and plants.
