Blue River Parkway Trailhead

By far the best unpaved trail in the KC Metro area! Well maintained and sprawling, I believe there are three separate trails, one is paved and is named the Blue River Greenway Trail and then there are (questionably) two unpaved counterparts. One is well marked with the green sign that says "River" but there is another set of signs with blue that read "BOHOCA". Though I am not too sure on what the acronym stands for I did recognize signs before the park entrance that marks these particular trails as historical preservation of the wagon trail, which is pretty neat. The trails are easy to find from the Minor Tennis Courts entrance off of Blue River Parkway however, there are additional trailheads scattered haphazardly on Blue River Parkway which don't have any adequate/viable parking options. There is no master map to denote the start of the trails and I don't believe there are any mile markers either but if you look to the left of the tennis courts there's a small footpath cutting through the grass. It leads to a wonderfully winding dirt trail following a babbling stream with picturesque rocky beaches-the prettiest beaches in Missouri that you'll ever see haha. You have to walk a little ways to find the water but it's not a task, just listen and it presents itself with rocky "stairs" cut into the Earth leading down to its shores, there are multiple points that lead you easily down by the water. Even with wet, sometimes slippery, obstacles the trails are extremely dog friendly, I even noticed horseshoe tracks along the hike so I'm assuming there are stables located somewhere near Minor Park. My little dog had a blast navigating her way across creeks and splashing under tunnel. The hike itself is not challenging with little to no hills or steep inclines however, I could see it being a tad bit confusing if you veered off in different directions but if you pick to the left or to the right and stick with it you should be golden pony boy.