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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr

Katy Trail is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Defiance, MO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 571 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Darst Bottom Road 38.64061, -90.77256
Nearest town Defiance, MO
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Katy Trail

11.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 464–571 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: Darst Bottom Road · 38.64061, -90.77256

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

  1. Start on Darst Bottom Road, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 5.5 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading NE.
  15. 5.5 miTurn left onto Darst Bottom Road, heading NE.
  16. 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-19-km-6c38

Trail surface

90% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~126 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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