Katy Trail State Park

Katy Trail
Katy Trail
	The Manitou Bluffs section of the Katy Trail along the Missouri River in Boone County
Length	237.7 mi (382.5 km)
Location	Missouri, United States
Trailheads	Machens, Missouri ; Clinton, Missouri
Use	Hiking, Cycling, Horseback
Elevation change	negligible
Highest point	Windsor, Missouri
Lowest point	St. Charles, Missouri
Difficulty	Easy
Season	All
Sights	Missouri River, Manitou Bluffs
Hazards	Severe weather ; Poison ivy ; Snakes
Website	Katy Trail State Park
Trail map
	The Katy Trail (red) and the Missouri River (blue) on a map of Missouri

Katy Trail


					Machens 26.9
					Black Walnut 30.0
					Cul de Sac 34.5
					St. Charles 39.5
					Great Rivers Greenway
					Route 370
					St Charles Frontier Park
					I-70
					Route 364
					Centennial Trail (north) & Creve Coeur Park Connector (south)
					Green Bottoms 45.7
					I-64 / US 64 / US 40
					Highway 64 and Chesterfield Monarch Levee Trail
					Missouri Research Park Connector
					Hamburg Trail
					Weldon Spring 56
					Defiance 59.1
					Matson 60.6
					Klondike
					Augusta 66.3
					Dutzow 74
					Washington Spur Amtrak WAH Station
					Marthasville 77.7
					Peers 81.2
					Treloar 84.7
					Bernheimer 89.0
					Gore 93.8
					Case 96.9
					McKittrick 100.8
					MO State Route 19
					Hermann Spur Amtrak HEM Station
					Rhineland 105.0
					Bluffton 110.9
					Portland 115.9
					Steedman 121.4
					Mokane 125.0
					Tebbetts 131.2
					Wainwright 137.6
					John Sweet Spur
					US 54
					North Jefferson 143.2
					Jeff City spur Amtrak JEF Station
					US 63
					Claysville 149.8
					Hartsburg 153.6
					Wilton 157.4
					Easley 162.5
					Providence 165.5
					McBaine 169.5
					MKT Nature and Fitness Trail
					Huntsdale 171.7
					I-70
					Rocheport 178.3
					Rocheport Tunnel
					US 40
					New Franklin 188.2
					Franklin 189
					Missouri River US 40
					Kingsbury Siding 190.8
					Boonville 191.8
					I-70 / US 40
					Pilot Grove 203.3
					Pleasant Green
					Clifton City 215.4
					Beaman
					US 50
					Sedalia 227.1 Amtrak SED Station
					US 65
					Sedalia @ State Fair 229.9
					Camp Branch 236.0
					Green Ridge 239.2
					Bryson 243.8
					Rock Island Trail 216.5
					Windsor 248.0
					Calhoun 255.2
					Lewis 259.5
					Clinton 264.6

The Katy Trail State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri that contains the Katy Trail, the country's longest continuous recreational rail trail.^[1] It runs 240 miles (390 km), largely along the northern bank of the Missouri River, in the right-of-way of the former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad.^[2] Open year-round from sunrise to sunset, it serves hikers, joggers, and cyclists. Its hard, flat surface is of "limestone pug" (crushed limestone).

The nickname "Katy" comes from the phonetic pronunciation of "KT", a short form of the railroad's abbreviated name, MKT. Sections of the Katy are also part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and the American Discovery Trail.

^ "Katy Trail State Park". Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
^ "Trail History and Features at Katy Trail State Park". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.