A Cycling Journey: The Katy Trail Across Missouri - Road Scholar
Katy Trail State Park - Missouri State Parks
BIKE DISTANCES:
Katy Trail, MO - Sedalia to Booneville - 38 miles
Katy Trail, MO - Boonville to Jefferson City - 53.9 miles
Katy Trail, MO - Jefferson City to Hermann - 44.6 miles
Katy Trail, MO - Hermann to Dutzow - 27.5 miles
Katy Trail, MO - Dutzow to St. Charles - 34.9 miles
TOTAL: 198.9 miles over 5 days
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| Leaving the Isle of Capri Hotel on the Katy Trail. |
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| Our awesome trip planner, manager of a million moving parts, arranger of a zillion details, group leader extraordinaire, Debbie, filming us as we cycle by. |
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| Heading towards the Route 40 Boonslick Bridge. |
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| Rocheport Tunnel |
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| Snack break at the Rocheport Trailhead. |
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| Missouri River |
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| Lewis and Clark Cave |
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| A short ride on Burr Oak Road to the Burr Oak Tree, |
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| My bike at the base of the tree for size reference. |
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| Where I went rogue on foot for a short half mile round trip to the overlook. |
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| Up 160 steps. |
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| Then up some more. |
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| Then down step (not part of the 160). |
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| Eagle Bluffs Overlook |
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| The heftiest consequences I have yet to see. |
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| Cooper's Landing for lunch. |
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| I stopped to shoo this harmless, cute little milk snake off the trail so he would not get squished. |
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| Snack break at Hartsburg Trailhead. |
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| Leaving the Katy Trail at the North Jefferson Trailhead for the ride into Jefferson City. |
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| On to the four levels of The Skywalk that switchback in a square up to the Jefferson City Bridge. |
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| Missouri River |
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| Missouri State Capitol from the bridge. |
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| Missouri State Capitol from the Main Street ride into Jefferson City. |
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| Arriving at our hotel for the night. (Picture taken later at night.) |
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| Walking back from dinner at The Grand Cafe. |
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| We would be having breakfast in that penthouse the next morning. |
