The way points of this bicycle route:
Starting at the Country Club Plaza
Right on Nichols Road
Right on 47th St
Left on Main
Here is the first hill of this route. Enjoy!
Right onto Grand
Welcome to Crown Center!
Sprint Center on your right
Right on 10th
Left on Locust
Crossing the Missouri River (the muddy MO).
Stay to the left here (9 Highway)
Stay the left here (9 Highway)
You want to be in the middle lane here, we are staying on 9 Highway all the way to Parkville.
The road turns into 2-lanes starting here. The shoulder is wide and paved but can have alot of loose gravel on it at times.
Welcome to Parkville, MO
Park College on your right
Left on Main
Right on 1st/Mill Street
Ready or not, here is your first big climb of this route!
This is an uphill stop. Watch for heavy traffic at highway speed. Take a left on 45 Highway
Another big uphill but this one's not as steep, but it is long.
Big downhill here into the river bottom.
Get used to the flats, because you are in it for about another 7 miles.
Crossing the Platte River
Welcome to Farley, MO
Anyone wanting to go to Leavenworth, take a left here. Otherwise, stay straight.
Finally a curve in the road!
Those wanting to visit Weston, MO, stay straight. Otherwise, we turn right then left onto 92 Highway.
C-Store on your right.
Welcome to Platte City
Turn Right on 4th Street (N Highway)
Divided highway here (M152), stay to your right
Exit right to NW Hampton Road
Take a right for some more Missouri Rollers (as they say)!
We are back to 45 Highway again. Stay straight to continue this roller coaster ride. What for heavy traffic at highway speed at this intersection.
Remember that big climb? It's payback time. Hang on for a 40+MPH downhill.
Stopping! Take a left, then the first right.
Stop sign here!
C-Store on your left here.
Divided highway begins here.
Crossing the Muddy Mo
Crown Center
Here the Bell Lap!
Ready for the sprint?
Finish! Congratulations
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
This is the complete Stage 1 route of the 2007 TOM, including the three laps down Ward Parkway to Meyer Circle.
Enjoy!
Tagged with: Onroad, Smooth, Steep, Difficult, High traffic, Safe, Rural, Scenic, Touring
