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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Katy Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Augusta, MO. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 558 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.57327, -90.86574
Nearest town Augusta, MO
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Katy Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 464–558 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: 38.57327, -90.86574

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftSharp left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  7. 5.5 miTurn left onto Darst Bottom Road, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading NW.
  10. 5.5 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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-24-km-42fa

Trail surface

91% gravel9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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