Klondike Park

Katy Trail

6 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Katy Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Augusta, MO. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 561 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.56819, -90.88139
Nearest town Augusta, MO

Directions

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Katy Trail

6 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 468–561 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: 38.56819, -90.88139

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftTurn right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto River Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading E.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  22. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

67% gravel33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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