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The Katy Trail, an introduction to bike touring America's Longest Rail Trail

Bike Touring The Katy Trail in Missouri, an introduction to one of America’s best long-distance rail trails. The Katy Trail stretches 240 miles from Clinton to Machens, Missouri. It also holds the title of America’s longest continuous rail-trail. First, Our strategy: three friends bike camping with full-loaded bike touring bicycles on The Katy Trail for a week in September. We park in St. Charles near the eastern terminus, shuttle to Clinton and ride back to our car in 5-7 day, so we had flexibility. All without pre-booking any overnight stays or campsites. The plan was executed flawlessly. Next, The Katy Trail Route. The 72.8 mile section of trail from Clinton to Booneville is more remote than the remainder. If features rolling fields, forests, rock-lined sections and plenty of creeks. A big draw half way between Clinton and Booneville is Sedalia, which has an Amtrak station, lots of restaurants and a super Railroad depot, one of only four fully-restored depots on the trail. From Booneville to St. Charles and Machens, the routes meanders near or along the Missouri River with picturesque views of the river, its expansive flood plain and towering Limestone bluffs. It’s on the official route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition so there’s an abundance of Lewis & Clark information and historical markers along the route. A highlight during the long ride for me was pulling into the 26 trailheads that included a map of that section of trail along with great information and history of the area. They provided great reference to each specific area. One note: not all trailheads had water or restrooms. The Katy Trail Surface and Trail: It’s a hard packed, crushed limestone, with the exception of a few thicker sandy spots in heavily flood prone areas. The terrain is mostly flat. There are a few minimal grade long hills. Also venture to some towns and attractions require low to moderate climbing. The Towns Along The Katy: One of the advantages to the Katy Trail is access to its trail towns along the way. Many were right on the trail. Some required using a connected spur across the Missouri River. They ranged from tiny couple of buildings towns to the large state capital and everything in between. There were quaint villages and small towns that catered to visitors. The Camping Along The Katy: Camping was available in many areas. We used the trail map, guide book and Google to find camping. It was easy to find a campsite within the mileage we hoped to do that day. Oh and a lot of the camping was right inside the quaint little towns. Note: There is no free dispersed camping along The Katy. Each campground had a registration and payment process. Good to have cash for the ones with attendants. The History of The Katy: The Trail system was built on the corridor of the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railroad, better known as the Katy. The railroad operation closed in 1986. The first section of The Katy Trail State Park in Rocheport opened in 1990. I’m not going to give away too much here. For the next several videos on Denise Looking Out, I’ll share each day we experienced on The Katy Trail. Join me as I highlight my bicycle touring trip on The Katy Trail, one of the best bike touring adventures in the United States.