A moderately long hike (3+ miles) with a few steep hills and a few very minor stream crossings. Long pants suggested due to ticks and a few thorns. You will have to carry in your own water.
Walking this trail is like traveling back in time. It's easy to imagine yourself as one of many troops marching into battle.
This one is not for the meek! It is a good, rugged hike navigating a literal maze of trails.
Apart from the cache, you'll enjoy beautiful scenery, an amazing amount of wildlife, a trip through almost every natural ecosystem found in this region, a little bit of history, and a feeling of isolation and quiet unmatched in the immediate KC area.
Be sure you have plenty of water and daylight.
For the best experience, park at either the Hammond Road shelterhouse or the Brown Road shelterhouse and pick up the trail system at either of those locations, you can reach all of the caches in this park this way. (There are a couple of ways to park closer than aren't official but I'm not telling.)
Once on the trail system, you can reach the Civil War Trail from the trail that branches out at:
N 38° 54.448'
W 94° 12.775'
The trails in this park are used by Boy Scouts several times a year, so please hide the cache very well when you are finished. Thanks!