AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Katy Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Katy Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Jacobs, MO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 528 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70553, -90.61652
Nearest town Jacobs, MO
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Katy Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 454–529 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.70553, -90.61652

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 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/katy-trail-out-back-13-km-1a4e

Trail surface

90% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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