Upper Rock Ledges Loop

Upper Rock Ledges Loop: 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 Rock Ledges Loop

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 Rock Ledges Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.96538, -94.33609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Rock Ledges Loop

• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~3 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Cliffs · viewpoint · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Summit Crossing Loop Park · church · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Adair Park · park · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Group above, Pleasanton Group below · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone at trail level · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Normal Fault in cliff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Raytown Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Church of Independence · church · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Rock Ledges Loop

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• Lower Rock Ledges Loop · trek · Jackson · ~0 km
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• Eleanor · trek · Jackson · ~2 km
• Larry Mattonen Memorial Trail · trek · Jackson · ~2 km
• Pa-Huska Nature Trail · trek · Jackson · ~3 km
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• Carl L. Chinnery Nature Trail · trek · Jackson · ~7 km
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