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Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Missouri Research Park Trail via Katy Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Missouri Research Park Trail via Katy Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Jacobs, MO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 515 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70155, -90.57802
Nearest town Jacobs, MO
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Missouri Research Park Trail via Katy Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 454–515 ft

Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area

Trailhead: 38.70155, -90.57802

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 5.1 miContinue straight onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miReach Missouri Research Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading S.
  8. 5.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/amrein-road-out-back

Trail surface

70% gravel10% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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