AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Katy Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Katy Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Jacobs, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 479 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 38.70409, -90.61099
Nearest town Jacobs, MO
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Katy Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 454–479 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 38.70409, -90.61099

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 3.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 4 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-893b

Trail surface

90% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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