The TransAm Eastern Express - Westbound

Map Set #22 – Higginsville, MO to Watkins Mill State Park, MO 67 Miles / Cumulative Climbing: 2,765’

© Frank Moritz – Updated 10/21/2017 Maps & Profiles © Ride with GPS

NARRATIVE (cont.):

0.0 Resume riding west on Truman Road, straight across dual-lane SR 13, and the route also becomes SR “FF”

8.3 T/R onto Hwy “O” toward Lexington

13.3 At stop sign, ride straight onto SR 13 Bus., which joins from the right

14.1 Route crosses over US 24 – Enter Lexington

15.9 T/R onto Main St./SR 224

17.6 T/L onto the on-ramp for northbound SR 13 (dual-lane, but wide shoulder)

If you are camping overnight here at Big River Ranch, continue 100 yards on SR 224, T/L onto Goodloe Orchard Road, and go about 2 miles

SR 13 BUS.

PART #1 HIGGINSVILLE TO LEXINGTON, MO

SR 13

E. TRUMAN ROAD

HWY O

HWY FF

LEXINGTON

Higginsville to Watkins Mill State Park, MO (cont.)

SAVE-A-LOT

LEXINGTON, MO DETAIL MAP

HOSPITAL

LIBRARY

MAIN STREET/ SR 224

SOUTH STREET

DAVE’S COUNTRY

MART

GOODLOE ORCHARD

ROAD

Higginsville to Watkins Mill State Park, MO (cont.)

CYCLING NARRATIVE:

17.6 Continue down the northbound on-ramp onto SR 13 (dual-lane/wide shoulder)

19.5 Cross the Missouri River

24.1 T/R onto the exit for Henrietta, then T/L onto East 84th Street

24.8 T/L onto Lexington Rd./Old Hwy 13

25.4 Town of Henrietta – T/R onto 4th Street and go 2 blocks, then T/L onto Elm St./SR “H” Follow Hwy “H” out of town

30.1 T/L onto SR “T”

31.5 Village of Camden – Continue on SR “T”/Main St. through town

34.0 Village of Fleming

PART #2 LEXINGTON TO FLEMING, MO

ROAD CLOSURE

HERE

MISSOURI RIVER

JCT. OF SR 13 & SR 224

FLEMING

HWY “T”

CAMDEN

HWY “H”

EAST 84TH

STREET

SR 13

The online file for this day’s ride is at: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26288186

Higginsville to Watkins Mill State Park, MO (cont.)

PART #3 FLEMING TO

WOOD HEIGHTS, MO

NARRATIVE (cont.):

36.9 T/L onto SR 210

38.0 T/R onto SR “O” – Town of Orrick to the south (a good convenience store on SR 210)

48.9 Town of Wood Heights – T/R onto SR 10

SR “O”

WOOD HEIGHTS

SR 210

FLEMING

ORRICK

SR “O”

Higginsville to Watkins Mill State Park, MO (cont.)

NARRATIVE (cont.):

50.0 T/L onto SR “M,” leaving Wood Heights

55.7 Merge straight onto SR “C”, which joins from the right

40.1 T/L onto SR “D”

59.7 Town of Lawson – T/L onto N. Raum St.

60.1 T/R onto Moss Street

60.4 T/L onto Salem Road

61.2 T/R onto NE 184th St./SR “MM”, toward Hidden Valley Golf Course

62.0 Route becomes SR “MM”/State Street

63.4 T/L onto Watkins Road

64.4 Park visitor center on the right

64.5 Just after crossing RR tracks, T/R onto an unnamed park road

66.4 T/L toward the park’s campground area

67.0 Enter the park’s campground

HWY “C”

PART #4 WOOD HEIGHTS

TO WATKINS MILL STATE PARK, MO WOOD

HEIGHTS

HWY “M”

SR “MM”

Higginsville to Watkins Mill State Park, MO (cont.)

MOSS STREET

LAWSON, MO DETAIL MAP

SR “D” SUBWAY

CATRICK’S CAFE

SALEM ROAD

RAUM STREET

NE 184th ST./ SR “MM”

Higginsville to Watkins Mill State Park, MO (cont.)

SERVICE DIRECTORY FOR MAP SET #22

16.0 LEXINGTON, MO – Big River Ranch & Campground (816-616-9339). 20111 Goodloe Orchard Road. 2 miles of gravel road.

http://bigriverranchtrailriding.com/facilities/camping/ . This place is primarily for equestrian and horse-related activities, but it also offers camping, showers, and bunk rooms. The office has menus to use for ordering pizza delivered from town.

No longer any motels here, but many Inns and B&B’s are on Main Street and South Street: o The Inn on Main (660-259-9001), 920-½ Main Street. o The River Town Inn (660.259.9001), 1124 Main Street. o The Parsonage B&B (660.259.2344), 1603 South Street. o Graystone B&B (660-259-7775), 324 25th Street. o Victorianne B&B (660-259-2868), 1522 South Street.

Dave’s Country Mart Groceries (660-259-4890), 538 South Bus. Hwy. 13. Save-A-Lot Groceries (660-259-7702), 809 South Bus. Hwy. 13.

25.5 HENRIETTA, MO –

GG’s Country Campground (816-494-5547), 7619 SR 13.

31.5 CAMDEN, MO -- [No Services]

34.0 FLEMING, MO -- [No Services]

38.0 ORRICK, MO --

Crossroads Conoco (816-770-3428), on SR 210 has an excellent convenience store with good food. Wilson’s Grocery (816-770-2455), 105 S. Creason Street.

49.0 WOOD HEIGHTS, MO – [No Services]

60.0 LAWSON, MO – [Last grocery store before the state park] Dollar General Groceries (816-296-3135), 105 S Pennsylvania Avenue. Catrick’s Café (816-580-4177), 410 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Gets good reviews. Subway Sandwich Shop (816-296-3225), 222 West 6th Street. Watkins Mill State Park (816-580-3387), 3.5 miles off-route south from SR “MM” via Watkins Road.

Campground has 100 sites, showers, laundry, restrooms. Reservations at 877-422-6766. There is usually a minimum 2-night stay on weekends. https://mostateparks.com/park/watkins-mill-state-park

Library / Internet Trails Regional Library 1008 Main Street Lexington, MO 660-259-3071 http://trailslibrary.org/lexington-branch

US Post Office – Lexington, MO

301 S Bus. Hwy. 13 64067 660-259-3612 Week Days 09:00AM-4:00PM Saturday 09:00AM – NOON US Post Office – Lawson, MO 420 N Pennsylvania Ave 64062 816-580-7042 Week Days: 09:00AM-4:30PM Saturday 09:00AM-10:30AM

Lafayette Reg. Health Center 1500 State Street Lexington, MO 64067 660-259-2203 Excelsior Springs Hospital 1700 Rainbow Blvd. Excelsior Springs, MO 64024 816-630-6081 4.5 miles off-route south of Lawson on US 69