Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Missouri Research Park Trail via Katy Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Missouri Research Park Trail via Katy Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in Weldon Spring Conservation Area near Harvester, MO. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Missouri Research Park Trail via Katy Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 452–515 ft
Out & Back · Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Trailhead: Katy Trail Greens Bottom Trailhead · 38.71450, -90.56676
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 5.1 miContinue straight onto Missouri Research Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Missouri Research Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
- 5.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Katy Trail Greens Bottom Trailhead Trailhead
- Katy Trail 13 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Katy Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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