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Klondike Park

Hogsback Trail & Lewis & Clark Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Hogsback Trail & Lewis & Clark Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Klondike, MO. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 686 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 38.58445, -90.81988
Nearest town Klondike, MO
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Hogsback Trail & Lewis & Clark Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 473–684 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 38.58445, -90.81988

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Hogsback Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miReach Lewis & Clark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miSharp left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftArrive 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/hogsback-trail-lewis-clark-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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