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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Katy Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Defiance, MO. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 541 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KT Defiance 38.63007, -90.77943
Nearest town Defiance, MO
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Katy Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 467–543 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: KT Defiance · 38.63007, -90.77943

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 4.6 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading NW.
  9. 4.6 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-cb19

Trail surface

95% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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