Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Katy Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Katy Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Hamburg, MO. It is mostly level, with 109 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
14.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 450–543 ft
Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Trailhead: 38.66059, -90.75731
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hamburg Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 7 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading NW.
- 7 miTurn left onto Hamburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 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 7.0 mi in (~169 min). Leave by 3:56 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Katy Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Katy Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Katy Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Katy Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Katy Trail 15 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Katy Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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