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Klondike Park

Katy Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Katy Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Augusta, MO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 558 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.56819, -90.88139
Nearest town Augusta, MO
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Katy Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 468–558 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: 38.56819, -90.88139

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading S.
  11. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 150 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-8-km-ab89

Trail surface

78% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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