Hikers and mountain bikers alike can find a mixture of geography and native creatures along a nearby trail.
The Radiant Trail, a three-mile hiking and mountain biking path, opened about two years ago at Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site north of Sedalia. The trail took nearly a year to construct, said Jill White, site administrator at Bothwell Lodge State Historic Site.
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