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Amity Woods Nature Park
4.5 ★★★★★ 356 Google reviews · Running trail in Kansas City, Missouri · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Mixed
- Loop distance
- 1 mi
- Shape
- Loop
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Amity Woods Nature Park's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Kid-friendly park featuring a wide paved trail and offshoots with wood chips, plus benches.
What runners say about Amity Woods Nature Park
“There seems to be some smaller trails too that aren't as well maintained if you wanna get off the beaten path.”
“Very beautiful and quiet.”
“Very beautiful and quiet.”
Nice little trail with plenty of wildlife. Very easy walk and had nice flowers and places to view the stream along the way.
Great little trail just out of the way of everything enough to have little road noise and lots of nature! Well taken care of too! Some concrete walkway and the rest is mulched. There seems to be some smaller trails too that aren't as well maintained if you wanna get off the beaten path.
So nice for a short or long stroll! Just the concrete path is about 3/4 mi. There are 2 mulched side loops and a bonus pond if you want a climb and its not too muddy.
For a simple walk in the woods, this is just fine. The paved trail is easy, the wood-chip path a tiny bit more work, with a little terrain. Some nice wildflowers.
Trail conditions & character
“The paved trail is very short, a couple blocks or so, but there are mulch trails that offshoot and loop bck to the trail that are great for mountain-biking or just hiking through.”
“Very easy walk and had nice flowers and places to view the stream along the way.”
“There are 2 mulched side loops and a bonus pond if you want a climb and its not too muddy.”
“Fantastic, well maintained and shaded trails!”
“The paved trail is very short, a couple blocks or so, but there are mulch trails that offshoot and loop bck to the trail that are great for mountain-biking or just hiking through.”
“Nice walk especially with infants and toddlers because the path is paved and flat.”
Plan your run at Amity Woods Nature Park
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- SurfaceMixed — more than one surface along the route, so check the segment you plan to run
- Loop distance1 mi back to where you parked
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadrestrooms — reported by runners
- Websitekcparks.org
- Phone+1 816-513-7500
Hours
| Monday | 5 am–12 am |
| Tuesday | 5 am–12 am |
| Wednesday | 5 am–12 am |
| Thursday | 5 am–12 am |
| Friday | 5 am–12 am |
| Saturday | 5 am–12 am |
| Sunday | 5 am–12 am |
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