Hogsback Trail & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Hogsback Trail & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Matson, MO. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hogsback Trail & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 467–684 ft
Out & Back · Klondike Park
Trailhead: Katy Trail Matson Trailhead · 38.60878, -90.79485
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Hogsback Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach Lewis & Clark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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