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Klondike Park

Katy Viewpoint & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Katy Viewpoint & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Klondike, MO. The route reaches Katy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi472 – 561 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 38.58445, -90.81988
Nearest town Klondike, MO
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Katy Viewpoint & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail

2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 42 min

Elevation 473–561 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 38.58445, -90.81988

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 SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftReach Katy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 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-viewpoint-lewis-clark-trail-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

8% gravel92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 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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