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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Katy Trail is a 10.9-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 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

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

10.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 467–571 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 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  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 SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading NE.
  14. 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-19-km-cd08

Trail surface

90% gravel10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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