Story

A ribbon cutting for the completed eastern section of the Spirit Trail was held October 16, 2018. The extension through Knob Noster State Park and the Whiteman Air Force Base connection ribbon cutting was held November 7, 2024.

The communities of Knob Noster, Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster State Park, rural Johnson County, University of Central Missouri, and Warrensburg with the Amtrak Station are now connected with an alternate transportation link.

Next...westward in Johnson County.

Our Story

With the assistance of the Missouri Department of Transportation, Great Rivers Engineering based in Springfield Missouri, Build-it Construction out of Nevada Missouri, and multiple funding sources, construction began August 2017.

in 1995, the citizens of Warrensburg and Whiteman Air Force Base had a shared interest for a trail to connect the two communities. Phase 1 was completed in the late 1990s, but it did not fully connect the two locations.

In 2012, the Johnson County Trails Coalition, now known as the Spirit Trails Coalition, organized to continue a countywide pedestrian and bicycle trail system. Through the cooperative efforts of the Johnson County Commission, local Municipal Governments, Missouri State Parks, University of Central Missouri, Pioneer Trails Regional Planning Commission, State Legislators, Missouri Department of Transportation and Whiteman Air Force Base a 4-phase plan was developed with an anticipated completion timeline of eight to ten years.

Church of Brethren Labyrinth Dedication, October 2024

Community Partners

Thanks to the many donations from our citizens.

  • Warrensburg Rotary

  • Knob Noster VFW Post 4195

  • University of Central Missouri

  • Boy Scouts of America