We are planning on attending SpyderFest for the first time this year and are leaving from Leavenworth, KS for the trip to Springfield, MO. We would rather avoid highways as much as possible and wonder if anyone from the area has suggestions for a route we could take?

It seems that the trip by highway is around 4 hours and we're fine with a longer ride as long as we can enjoy ourselves, which we can't do on the crowded interstates. We have the capability to trailer the Spyder instead and that may indeed be what we decide to do, but riding it could be a new experience worth having.

We're from Massachusetts and will be trailering the Spyder from there to Leavenworth. We have never riden in the Kansas/Missouri areas at all.
Any suggestions for a route avoiding highways would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!