The Lost Hills of Platte

[moderne]

    I recently discovered a completely unkown to me section of this vast leapfrogged developed area.  It was like a land of the lost.  I went to an event in a private home in this area and got lost.  I do not know there is an official name for this area.  It is in the area between highway 9, 635, 29, and south of Parkville, Riss Lake, and whatever the intersection of 29 and 64th St. is called.  Driving the narrow densely forested hilly dangerous winding roads one would think they were miles from a major city.  Most of the homes widely spaced out there most would consider as shacks or very humble.  But now and then there is spaced out a McMansion mini horse farm.  The combo of the socioeconomics in the residences reminded me of the South.  Then I arrived at a place that looked like a tidewater planters home.  Leaving I came across an impressive gateway and shelter at the entrance to a natural area called the Green Hills of Platte, from which emenated a gravelled trail.  I was not inclined to a hike at that time but wondered about this trail, and this mostly undeveloped area. 

[slimwhitman]

Got a google or bing-maps link?

[KCKev]

South of parkville is the river. Did you mean north?
Need more info. I lived in Parkville my jr. and hs. days. Traveled many of the back roads in those days.

[moderne]

By south of Parkville I mean south of 45, really southeast of Parkville.  The sort of parrallelogram between State 45, State 9, I-635 and I-29.  Between the southern fringes of Riss Lake subdivision and Park Hill south. 

[macnw]

Houston Lake? Lake Waukomis(east of 1-29 and north of 64th. Used to walk from Houston Lake and Metro North quite a few years ago. I agree, the area is quite a departure from other areas.

[moderne]

Houston Lake would be at the extreme southeast corner of this bucolic wayside.

[smh]

I have some friends living in one of those new developments through there. It's peculiar to say the least.

[shaffe]

http://maps.google.com/?ll=39.190156,-9 ... 74158&z=14

Roughly this area?

[smh]

http://maps.google.com/?ll=39.190156,-9 ... 74158&z=14

Roughly this area?

Exactly.

[kirby310]

I believe that is the Misty Woods subdivision.

[teleology]

There are another couple of oddball semi-rural islands in that part of Platte County, as well. This one comes to mind:
http://g.co/maps/972p3
... as it's just behind the subdivision where I grew up and my mother still lives.