Klondike Park

Katy Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Katy Trail is a 16.1-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 mi463 – 558 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Katy Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 463–558 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. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  9. 4.7 miTurn right onto Darst Bottom Road, heading NE.
  10. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  13. 4.6 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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