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Shoal Creek Trail
Year Round Walk
SN: 108824 - 2018 / Y1788
The event is closed
From Mon, Jan 1st, 2018 to Dec 31st, 2018
Start box available: Dawn to Dusk (See comments)
Gladstone, Missouri
The address/location for the Physical Start Box (PSB) is as follows:
Hy-Vee Food Store
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Event comments
For walkers who enjoy birding along with their walks, the trails on this walk are a popular destination to view resident forest birds. (C/S counter is open from 7 am to 10 pm but recommend walking in daylight hours.). The walk will start at Happy Rock Park, about a 5 minute drive from the walk registration point.
Rating: 1A, Distance: 5, 10km
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Event information
Although surrounded by the City of Gladstone and the greater Kansas City meto area, Maple Woods Conservation Area and the woodlands surrounding the Shoal Creek Trail are a reminder of the wild lands that once dominated this area just 200 years ago. This old-growth forest is a National Natural Landmark and contains impressive black maple (a variety of sugar maple), northern red, white and bur oaks; bitternut and shagbark hickory, red elm, basswood, black walnut, and white ash. Because of the abundance of sugar maples the fall colors are typically outstanding. You will also get to see the famous Missouri Pawpaws which are abundant in the forests understory. These small trees are relatives of tropical trees that produce fruit and is the largest tree fruit native to the U.S. This walk will also take your through the campus of Maple Woods Community College where you can take a quick break before heading back to the trail. You'll be in the city and never know it! Qualifies for "Clay County" in the Walking MO County Special Program.
Awards: IVV CREDIT ONLY
Driving to the start box
7117 N. Prospect Ave., Gladstone, MO 64119. From M-152 take Hwy. 1 Exit & turn south Store is on the left at 72nd St. From south: Take M71/I49 N. Merge onto I-35 N towards Des Moines, IA. Take Exit 8C, MO1-NE Antiock Rd. Turn left onto M01-Antiock Rd. Continue on Antiock Rd. to 72nd St. Turn right into the parking lot. Walk box is located at the customer service counter. The walk start will be at Happy Rock Park in Gladstone. It's about a 5 minute drive to the actual start point of the walk.
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Clay-Platte Trackers of Kansas City (AVA-0739)
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