Destinations · Missouri
MO · 39.0911, -94.4156
Cliff Drive, Spirit of Kansas City and Old Trails Road are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Independence, Missouri.
Get in
Interstate 70 is the main east-west highway, while Interstate 435 (running north-south) passes just to the city's west. U.S. highways 24 and 40 and Missouri state highway 291, which becomes Interstate 470, south of I-70, also provide access to the city. I-70 offers six exits to Independence (from west to east, in order: Blue Ridge Blvd., U.S. 40/Sterling Ave., Noland Rd., Lee's Summit Rd., MO-291/I-470, and Little Blue Parkway), while I-435 offers three (from north to south, in order: U.S. 24/Winner Road, Truman Rd., and 23rd St.).
The drives · Designated roads lead.
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Independence. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
State scenic byway · 5 mi out
State scenic byway · 8 mi out
State scenic byway · 18 mi out
State scenic byway · 19 mi out
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 1 · 4 h window · 25 mi
3 h 45 loop · 5 stops · back by 7:45 PM. Incorporates Cliff Drive.
Touches Cliff Drive, Spirit of Kansas City
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 33 mi
7 h 58 loop · 12 stops · back by 11:57 PM. Incorporates Cliff Drive.
Touches Cliff Drive, Spirit of Kansas City
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Independence: 4 h, 25 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 33 miles, 12 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
The 8 h loop stops at 1827 Log Courthouse, First Fireproof Building in Independence, Hughes House, Raytown Limestone Outcrop, Dick Howser, Lamar Hunt, World War Memorial, Adair Park, Bethany Falls-Middle Creek Limestone Cliffs, Lookout Point, Adventure Oasis Water Park and Andrew Drumm. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.