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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Katy Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Defiance, MO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 571 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

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

10.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 467–571 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. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  12. 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-16-km-b447

Trail surface

90% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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