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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

7 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Katy Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Augusta, MO. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 558 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

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

7 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 468–558 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: 38.56819, -90.88139

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 51% · wind 1 mph · 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. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  16. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 150 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/katy-trail-out-back-11-km-8c75

Trail surface

80% gravel20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F70°
Feels like82°Precip51%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity61%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 15% rain10 PM: 20% rain11 PM: 51% rain
Sunrise 6:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:05 PM
Mon 76°66° 54%
Tue 74°58°
Wed 76°52°
Thu 77°53°
Fri 78°57°
Sat 72°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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