Klondike Park

Katy Trail

16 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Katy Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Hamburg, MO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 571 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail Weldon Spring Trailhead 38.66000, -90.74346
Nearest town Hamburg, MO

Directions

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Katy Trail

16 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 450–571 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: Katy Trail Weldon Spring Trailhead · 38.66000, -90.74346

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftBear left onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 7.7 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto River Trail, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  12. 7.7 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 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 surface

94% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 3:48 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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