Klondike Park

Powerline via Katy Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Powerline via Katy Trail is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Klondike Park near Defiance, MO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 614 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: KT Defiance 38.63007, -90.77943
Nearest town Defiance, MO

Directions

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Powerline via Katy Trail

10.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 467–613 ft

Out & Back · Klondike Park

Trailhead: KT Defiance · 38.63007, -90.77943

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:51 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Katy Trail, heading SW.
  3. 4.6 miTurn right onto River Trail, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 200 ftTurn left onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right onto Powerline, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftReach Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftBear right onto Lewis & Clark Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto River Trail, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftTurn left onto Katy Trail, heading E.
  23. 4.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% gravel4% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:51 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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