AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Katy Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Katy Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Jacobs, MO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi453 – 479 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.70155, -90.57802
Nearest town Jacobs, MO
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Katy Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 454–479 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.70155, -90.57802

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 3.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 3.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 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-20-km-02b6

Trail surface

77% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:49 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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