Katy Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Katy Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Hamburg, MO. It is mostly level, with 82 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
15.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 450–571 ft
Out & Back · Klondike Park
Trailhead: Lost Valley Trail · 38.66245, -90.75737
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lost Valley Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hamburg Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading S.
- 7 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
- 7 miTurn left onto Hamburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lost Valley Trail, heading E.
- 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 7.0 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 3:54 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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