Hilly Historic Northeast Urban Hike

2200 Lexington Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124, USA

Duration

3 hours (approx.)

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

15 people

Languages

English

Overview

This urban hike mixes a bit of all aspects of urban hikes. While your guide is sharing about the history of the area, you will see murals and experience historic neighborhoods. We also hike through forested trails in the hilly Kessler Park, walk along the hidden Cliff Drive Byway, Kansas City Museum and we see beautiful historic homes and an abandoned reservoir. Test your playful side and go down a huge adult-size slide! This urban hike is hilly & has 1 set of approximately 160 steps, so your heart rate will increase! Level- moderate

Go at your own pace as this is a private tour
Make sure you download the app to your smartphone
Plan on around two hours to get through this, more or less
All ages are welcome to take part in this activity

What To Expect

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We start out our experience at P.H. Coffee, a local coffee shop and community space in a historic building.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

After walking through the Pendleton Heights neighborhood, we walk on a hilly trail through the woods of Kessler Park. We come out at the historic Cliff Drive and North Terrace Park Lake.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We share about the history of this tranquil lake, see native plants and walk over a century old bridge along Cliff Drive.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We walk on this off the beaten path pedestrian only byway, surrounded by limestone rockface and trees.

After enjoy the solitude of Cliff Drive, we walk up 160 steps to get to hilly field which takes us to the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood. We see historic mansions, some that even look like castles.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We make our way to the Kansas City Museum housed in the historic R. A. Long Corinthian style mansion and get a taste of their exhibits highlighting untold stories of Kansas City.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We walk through the Scarritt Renaissance neighborhood and reach the Concourse Park and explore The Colonnade. A limestone colonnade area built in 1908. While at the park we also slide down a giant slide for people of all ages!

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

We walk through the Scarritt Renaissance and Pendleton Heights neighborhood towards our starting place and make one last stop at an urban decayed gem: The Kessler Reservoir filled graffiti and plants growing wildly around it.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Highlights

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Included/Excluded

Guided urban hike around multiple neighborhood on trails, through parks and city streets.

Coffee and/or Tea

Durations

3 hours (approx.)

Tour's Location

2200 Lexington Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124, USA

from 49 $