AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Katy Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Katy Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Nona, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 495 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.56893, -90.94680
Nearest town Nona, MO
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Katy Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 478–495 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.56893, -90.94680

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  3. 4.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 3.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 250 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-14-km-8c88

Trail surface

90% gravel10% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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