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Klondike Park

Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Klondike, MO. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi463 – 656 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.58212, -90.83588
Nearest town Klondike, MO
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Lewis & Clark Trail via Katy Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 463–656 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: 38.58212, -90.83588

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 E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  5. 4 miTurn right onto Darst Bottom Road, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miReach Lewis & Clark Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  9. 3.9 miBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 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/lewis-clark-trail-out-back-22-km-9a9b

Trail surface

56% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 7:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:32 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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