| Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico | Distance |
| State Line | 17 miles |
| Lone Elm | 15 miles |
| Bull Creek | 8 miles |
| Black Jack | 15 miles |
| Willow Spring | 10 miles |
| 110 Mile Creek | 25 miles |
| Bride or Switzler Creek | 10 miles |
| Bluff Creek | 25 miles |
| Big John Spring | 8 miles |
| Council Grove | 2 miles |
| Diamond Spring | 15 miles |
| Cottonwood Fork | 36 miles |
| Turkey Creek | 24 miles |
| Little Arkansas | 20 miles |
| Big Owl Creek | 12 miles |
| Little Owl Creek | 4 miles |
| Cow Creek | 8 miles |
| Plum Buttes | 9 miles |
| Big Bend of Arkansas | 7 miles |
| Walnut Creek | 8 miles |
| Pawnee Rock | 15 miles |
| Ash Creek | 5 miles |
| Pawnee Fork | 5 miles |
| Coon Creek Ford | 10 miles |
| Fort Mann's | 52 miles |
| Arkansas Crossing | 30 miles |
| Sand Creek | 50 miles |
| Lower Springs | 12 miles |
| Middle Creek | 30 miles |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | no miles given |
| Total Miles | 781 |

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