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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Katy Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Defiance, MO. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 541 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 38.63502, -90.77536
Nearest town Defiance, MO
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Katy Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 467–543 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 38.63502, -90.77536

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Katy Trail, heading SW.
  2. 5.1 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading NW.
  8. 5 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-17-km-7a0a

Trail surface

96% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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