Katy Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Katy Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back in Frontier Park near Boschertown, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 463 ft12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.83466, -90.43788
Nearest town Boschertown, MO
Directions
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Katy Trail
12.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 435–461 ft
Out & Back · Frontier Park
Trailhead: 38.83466, -90.43788
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto North River Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto River Link, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto North River Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
77% gravel11% grass5% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM — 3 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Katy Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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