Katy Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Katy Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Frontier Park near Marais Croche, MO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi436 – 463 ft13.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.83576, -90.43179
Nearest town Marais Croche, MO
Directions
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Katy Trail
12.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 436–461 ft
Out & Back · Frontier Park
Trailhead: 38.83576, -90.43179
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto North River Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto River Link, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
74% gravel18% grass1% dirt1% paved6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:04 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 11 min before dark.
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