It's time to dust off those trail boots. Here are some of the best hiking places around Kansas...

Name a better sensation than crunching leaves underfoot on a snappy cool morning.

Here are just a few notable spaces where you can experience Missouri nature in its finest season. It is the Show-Me State, right? We’re talking about leaf-peeping, cave hopping and hiking.

Peeping leaves on the Byway
You’ve heard of Cliff Drive, but have you strolled up and down it while the leaves are becoming more vibrant versions of themselves?

Located in George E. Kessler Park in historic Northeast Kansas City, Cliff Drive rolls from The Paseo and Independence Avenue to Gladstone Boulevard. While you’re up there, you may as well stop at The Colonnade, a Beaux Arts-style open-air structure built by Henry Wright in 1908.

Of course, Cliff Drive was once open to vehicles — now, giant stones at the entrances block a car’s path. Bikes, strollers, wheelchairs and your own two feet are totally welcome.