AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Katy Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Katy Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Jacobs, 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 mi453 – 479 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70880, -90.58948
Nearest town Jacobs, MO
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Katy Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 454–479 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.70880, -90.58948

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 3.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 50 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-17-km-f3e8

Trail surface

91% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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