Katy Viewpoint & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Katy Viewpoint & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Hamburg, MO. The route reaches Katy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Katy Viewpoint & Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail
14.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 450–561 ft
Out & Back · Klondike Park
Trailhead: 38.66059, -90.75731
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hamburg Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 6.3 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Katy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
- 6.3 miTurn left onto Hamburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.4 mi in (~179 min). Leave by 3:46 PM for the 7:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Katy Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Katy Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Katy Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Katy Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Katy Trail 15 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Katy Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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