Upper Route

Upper Route: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Route

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Upper Route — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.36721, -94.93103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Route

• Fort Leavenworth · fort · Leavenworth · ~2 km · Must-see
• C W Parker Carousel Museum · museum · Leavenworth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~19 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Platte · ~36 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival · park · Wyandotte · ~36 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Quindaro Townsite · fort · Wyandotte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smithville Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~43 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Kansas City Kansas · church · Wyandotte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Route

Other treks near Upper Route

• Inner Loop · trek · Leavenworth · ~1 km
• Outer Loop · trek · Leavenworth · ~1 km
• Permiter Trail · trek · Leavenworth · ~2 km
• Lower Loop · trek · Leavenworth · ~2 km
• Weston Bluffs Trail · trek · Leavenworth · ~6 km
• Paved Bicycle Trail · trek · Platte · ~7 km
• Red Valleys · trek · Johnson · ~53 km
• Gold Standard · trek · Johnson · ~53 km
• Mayhem · trek · Johnson · ~54 km
• Mischief · trek · Johnson · ~54 km

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