Route
The Katy Trail currently begins at Machens (mile-marker 27) on the Missouri River and runs along the northern bank of the river for most of the trail's length. The next major city along the trail is Jefferson City — the state capital. At mile-marker 169.9 (McBaine) the trail intersects the M.K.T. Trail which leads into downtown Columbia, the largest city along the trail. The Katy then deviates from its original path and crosses the Missouri River at Boonville on the Boonslick Bridge instead of the original M.K.T. Bridge. From here the trail runs to its terminus in Clinton at mile-marker 264.6.
| City | Mile-marker | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Machens | 27 | 38°54′13″N 90°19′53″W / 38.9035°N 90.3314°W / 38.9035; -90.3314 (Machens (trailhead)) |
| St. Charles | 39 | 38°46′45″N 90°28′52″W / 38.7793°N 90.4811°W / 38.7793; -90.4811 (St. Charles) |
| Weldon Spring | 55 | 38°39′36″N 90°44′40″W / 38.6600°N 90.7444°W / 38.6600; -90.7444 (Weldon Spring) |
| Defiance | 59 | 38°37′48″N 90°46′46″W / 38.6300°N 90.7794°W / 38.6300; -90.7794 (Defiance) |
| Augusta | 66 | 38°34′11″N 90°52′51″W / 38.5698°N 90.8808°W / 38.5698; -90.8808 (Augusta) |
| Hermann | 100 | 38°44′02″N 91°26′41″W / 38.7339°N 91.4447°W / 38.7339; -91.4447 (Hermann) |
| Bluffton | 111 | 38°42′20″N 91°37′27″W / 38.7056°N 91.6241°W / 38.7056; -91.6241 (Bluffton) |
| Jefferson City | 143 | 38°36′21″N 92°09′44″W / 38.6059°N 92.1623°W / 38.6059; -92.1623 (Jefferson City) |
| Hartsburg | 153 | 38°41′39″N 92°18′36″W / 38.6943°N 92.3099°W / 38.6943; -92.3099 (Hartsburg) |
| Columbia | 169.9 (via M.K.T. Trail) | 38°57′02″N 92°19′59″W / 38.9506°N 92.3331°W / 38.9506; -92.3331 (Columbia) |
| Rocheport | 179 | 38°58′39″N 92°33′40″W / 38.9776°N 92.5612°W / 38.9776; -92.5612 (Rocheport) |
| Boonville | 192 | 38°58′30″N 92°44′59″W / 38.9749°N 92.7497°W / 38.9749; -92.7497 (Boonville) |
| Sedalia | 227 | 38°42′28″N 93°13′14″W / 38.7078°N 93.2206°W / 38.7078; -93.2206 (Sedalia) |
| Clinton | 262 | 38°23′04″N 93°45′28″W / 38.3845°N 93.7578°W / 38.3845; -93.7578 (Clinton (trailhead)) |
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