Missouri trails · Katy Trail
Katy Trail
A 240.5-mile point-to-point in Missouri, with 518 ft of climbing. Reaches Roche Percée Natural Arch and other arch/lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 160.3 and mile 240.5. It gives back about 1,655 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Roche Percée Natural Arch (arch)
- Lake Alcolac (lake)
- Paradise Lake (lake)
- Duncan Lake (lake)
Getting there
Katy Trail junction. About 59 min drive (47 mi) from Boonville. 38.71190, -93.19970 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:54 a.m., the sun rises at 7:20 a.m. and sets at 6:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:02 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 240.5-mile route works out to roughly 89 h 20 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Opossum Hollow Trail — 22.8 mi