Discovery Trail
- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 257 ft
- climb
- 920 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Discovery Trail is a short, easy hike in Missouri, about 1.5 miles from the town of Knob Noster. The trail is an out-and-back route that covers roughly 2.5 miles round trip, with a total climb of about 257 feet. The one-way elevation gain is 72 feet, and the steepest stretch comes at about 0.73 miles in, where the grade reaches 24 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Warrensburg show May highs around 76°F and October highs near 69°F, while July averages about 90°F. The trail sits close to several other routes. North Loop Trail is about 0.1 mile away, Buteo Trail about 0.2 mile, and Hawk Nest Trail about 0.3 mile. Clearfork Woodland Trail is about 0.6 mile off.
- North Loop TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Buteo TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Hawk Nest TrailHiking0.3 mi
Clearfork Woodland TrailHikingPhoto: nousernameforme, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.6 mi- Opossum Hollow TrailHiking2.1 mi
- WM: Cave HollowRock climbing9.8 mi
- Post Oak CreekCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Clearfork Woodland TrailHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: nousernameforme, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Opossum Hollow TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
Katy TrailHiking · ~34 min drivePhoto: MoBikeFed, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- North Loop TrailHiking · Next door
- Buteo TrailHiking · Next door
- Hawk Nest TrailHiking · Next door
- Wetland LoopHiking · ~51 min drive
- East LoopHiking · ~52 min drive
- West LoopHiking · ~52 min drive
- Bluff Ridge TrailHiking · ~56 min drive
Best time to visit Discovery Trail
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 18°
Feb
45° / 22°
Mar
57° / 32°
Apr
67° / 42°
May
76° / 53°
Jun
85° / 63°
Jul
90° / 67°
Aug
89° / 65°
Sep
81° / 55°
Oct
69° / 43°
Nov
56° / 33°
Dec
45° / 23°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Warrensburg 4nw, MO, 12.1 mi away at 796 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
