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Katy Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Katy Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Dutzow, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 495 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail Dutzow Trailhead 38.60281, -90.99908
Nearest town Dutzow, MO
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Katy Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 478–495 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Katy Trail Dutzow Trailhead · 38.60281, -90.99908

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SE.
  3. 4.1 miTurn left onto Kuchem Lane, heading W.
  4. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  6. 4.2 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-15-km-5ff0

Trail surface

83% gravel17% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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