Katy Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Katy Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back near Marais Croche, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Katy Trail
12.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 436–453 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.84777, -90.39999
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto North River Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto North River Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:30 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Katy Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Katy Trail Loop 7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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