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Klondike Park

Katy Viewpoint via Katy Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 96 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Katy Viewpoint via Katy Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Augusta, MO. The route reaches Katy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 96 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 558 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.57327, -90.86574
Nearest town Augusta, MO
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Katy Viewpoint via Katy Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 96 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 468–558 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. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miReach Katy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  16. 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-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

63% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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