Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Katy Trail
15.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Katy Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Hamburg, MO. It is mostly level, with 139 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
15.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 450–543 ft
Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Trailhead: 38.66433, -90.75941
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Valley Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hamburg Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading S.
- 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 W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 7 miTurn left onto Hamburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Valley Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 7.3 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 3:46 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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