Hiking Missouri
Hiking Videos and Trail Reviews of the beautiful Missouri Outdoors.
I started hiking in Missouri in 2020 and was blown away by all of the beautiful hiking trails Missouri has to offer.
The more I explore the Missouri outdoors the more realize just how many gems the Show Me State contains. In the hiking blogs posts below you’ll find Youtube hiking videos of each trail, history about the trails and the Missouri state parks their in, and trail reviews.
I’m currently writing Hiking Missouri: A Missouri Hiking Guidebook for Falcon Guides.
Search for the Missouri hiking trail you’d like to hike and see if I’ve been there!
Hiking Rock Ledges Trail(s) in Kansas City’s Fleming Park
My trio of Kansas City hikes concludes with a trip to Fleming Park beside Lake Jacomo to hike the Rock Ledges Loop Trails, two trails that form a 3.1 mile hike atop and below a ledge of lovely rock formations.
Hiking Wudchuck Run Trail in Kansas City’s Swope Park
Wudchuck Run Trail is a 5 mile loop trail past limestone bluffs and through the gently rolling Missouri woods in Kansas City’s Swope Park, the crown jewel in KC’s park system.
Hiking Old Kate & White Tail Loop in Parkville Nature Sanctuary
Old Kate and White Tail Loop trail circle throughout Parkville Nature Sanctuary past a waterfall, across a boardwalk standing tall over Alloe Creek, and up to the highest point in the sanctuary. This short 2.6 mile combination loop trail takes hikers past all the nature, wildlife, and history Parkville Nature Sanctuary has to offer.