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Klondike Park

Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Augusta, MO. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 561 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Katy Trail 38.56971, -90.88202
Nearest town Augusta, MO
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Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 468–561 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: Katy Trail · 38.56971, -90.88202

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Katy Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach Lewis & Clark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto River Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading NW.
  21. 2.2 miArrive 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/lewis-clark-trail-out-back

Trail surface

68% gravel1% other31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 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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