Katy Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Katy Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Klondike, MO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Katy Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 463–533 ft
Out & Back · Klondike Park
Trailhead: 38.58000, -90.83556
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
- 4.7 miTurn right onto Darst Bottom Road, heading NE.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 4.6 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Katy Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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- Katy Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Katy Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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