Fritz KC from Kansas City on 6/25/2009 8:22:14 PM:
Two weeks ago I biked from Clinton to Cooper’s Landing over three days. (An old man’s pace)
I knew from the elevation map that it was mostly uphill to Pilot Grove and I was happy to get there and supposedly start down hill to Boonville. The elevation chart says it is 825 feet at Pilot Grove and 615 at Boonville.
As I sat at the trailhead; I start reading the info board about the section of trail from PG to Boonville. It says something to the effect that “many riders consider this portion of the trail to be the most difficult due to the uphill grade” This is no mistake; as my geezer legs can attest.
My guess is that the discrepancy between the elevation chart and the actual trail, is that the Boonville elevation must be recorded at river level and not at the actual trail.
Maybe I stumbled into one of those roadside attractions where the water runs uphill.