favorite drives around kc

mcconned · 02-10-2013, 10:37 AM

I "discovered" that road some years ago on an SCCA Road Rally. Great roads with enough hills, blind hills, curves, blind curves, etc. to keep you interested.

One trip just after the 90 degree left I crested a hill and a couple was in the middle of the road walking their dog.

FYI, Some years back I picked up a Missouri highway map at the Missouri visitors center at Royals stadium. It shoes a lot of county roads where, in my experience, more fun can be found.

tower74 · 02-12-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mcconned

I "discovered" that road some years ago on an SCCA Road Rally. Great roads with enough hills, blind hills, curves, blind curves, etc. to keep you interested.

One trip just after the 90 degree left I crested a hill and a couple was in the middle of the road walking their dog.

FYI, Some years back I picked up a Missouri highway map at the Missouri visitors center at Royals stadium. It shoes a lot of county roads where, in my experience, more fun can be found.

The only problem with a lot of those roads is that they have not been taken care of for some time. Take D hwy out by Bate City. Great short road but it is falling apart quickly. I've noticed that quite are like this, so it's a crap shot if the road has be repaired.

mcconned · 02-18-2013, 08:22 AM

I took a great drive yesterday...about 150 mostly 2 lane roads. I took:
# I-435 to N/152.
#Took N to Platte City. Looped around Platte City and hit MO-371 into St. Joe.
# Drove up to King Hill then followed the "Parkway". In some spots it's very similar to Ward Parkway.
#Followed the Parkway to Krug Park and cruized it. Pretty cool park with some good photo ops.
#Drove through downtown St. Joe and hit V on the south side.
#Took V to JJ.
#Took JJ to HH (DeKalb).
#Took HH west and hit MO-116.(Rishville).
#Took MO-116 to M.
#Took M to H. Turned right.
#Took H to the intersection of MO-45 and H. (Weston)
#Took MO-45 back to I-435.

Overall, the roads were good but JJ was kind of rough.

A great mix of hills (some blind), curves (some blind), some stright aways, and even some 90 degree turns.

I've mentioned before the Missouri Hiway map I use. There's also a program called "Streets and Trips" I use a lot as well.

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02-10-2013, 10:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
mcconned Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO. Posts: 268 Drives: 2005 350Z Roadster Rep Power: 14	I "discovered" that road some years ago on an SCCA Road Rally. Great roads with enough hills, blind hills, curves, blind curves, etc. to keep you interested. One trip just after the 90 degree left I crested a hill and a couple was in the middle of the road walking their dog. FYI, Some years back I picked up a Missouri highway map at the Missouri visitors center at Royals stadium. It shoes a lot of county roads where, in my experience, more fun can be found.

02-18-2013, 08:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
mcconned Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO. Posts: 268 Drives: 2005 350Z Roadster Rep Power: 14	I took a great drive yesterday...about 150 mostly 2 lane roads. I took: # I-435 to N/152. #Took N to Platte City. Looped around Platte City and hit MO-371 into St. Joe. # Drove up to King Hill then followed the "Parkway". In some spots it's very similar to Ward Parkway. #Followed the Parkway to Krug Park and cruized it. Pretty cool park with some good photo ops. #Drove through downtown St. Joe and hit V on the south side. #Took V to JJ. #Took JJ to HH (DeKalb). #Took HH west and hit MO-116.(Rishville). #Took MO-116 to M. #Took M to H. Turned right. #Took H to the intersection of MO-45 and H. (Weston) #Took MO-45 back to I-435. Overall, the roads were good but JJ was kind of rough. A great mix of hills (some blind), curves (some blind), some stright aways, and even some 90 degree turns. I've mentioned before the Missouri Hiway map I use. There's also a program called "Streets and Trips" I use a lot as well.