USA Inn (Clinton)
- + I stayed here Fri before Labor Day and really liked it. It's an older style inn, but very clean and the owners are friendly. Good price, $39 for one. Makes for a good place to stay when starting or...
Discussion started 09/06/2007 06:19 PM by Bruce - 2 replies (last reply by El Toro at 09/06/2007 11:03 PM)Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 06:19 PM
I stayed here Fri before Labor Day and really liked it. It's an older style inn, but very clean and the owners are friendly. Good price, $39 for one. Makes for a good place to stay when starting or ending the trail. It's about 1 mile from the trail head and very close to KFC, DQ, and Pizza Hut for dinner.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 06:19 PM
I stayed here Fri before Labor Day and really liked it. It's an older style inn, but very clean and the owners are friendly. Good price, $39 for one. Makes for a good place to stay when starting or ending the trail. It's about 1 mile from the trail head and very close to KFC, DQ, and Pizza Hut for dinner.
MAH from Blue Springs, MO on 09/06/2007 06:55 PM
I totally agree. Just want to add that Pizza Glen is also close by, just down from Pizza Hut. We ate there earlier this summer, locally owned and it was great! Pizza was really good and their salads were huge and yummy. We can get Pizza Hut at home, from now on, if in Clinton we're going to Pizza Glen.
MAH from Blue Springs, MO on 09/06/2007 06:55 PM
I totally agree. Just want to add that Pizza Glen is also close by, just down from Pizza Hut. We ate there earlier this summer, locally owned and it was great! Pizza was really good and their salads were huge and yummy. We can get Pizza Hut at home, from now on, if in Clinton we're going to Pizza Glen.
El Toro on 09/06/2007 11:03 PM
Add me as another who agrees that it is a good value and very handy the trail. I used it a few months back and would use it again for sure.
El Toro on 09/06/2007 11:03 PM
Add me as another who agrees that it is a good value and very handy the trail. I used it a few months back and would use it again for sure.
Katfish Katy's (Huntsdale)
- + Try their breakfast sandwich. Very good. Friendly people.
Discussion started 09/06/2007 08:42 PM by Bruce - 0 repliesBruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 08:42 PM
Try their breakfast sandwich. Very good. Friendly people.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 08:42 PM
Try their breakfast sandwich. Very good. Friendly people.
Turner Katy Trail Shelter Hostel (Tebbetts)
- + Nice, old two-story building w/bunks, restroom, shower and bike repair area. I stayed on a Sunday eve, Labor Day and had the place to myself. When it got dark, I assumed no other bikers would show u...
Discussion started 09/06/2007 08:35 PM by Bruce - 0 repliesBruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 08:35 PM
Nice, old two-story building w/bunks, restroom, shower and bike repair area. I stayed on a Sunday eve, Labor Day and had the place to myself. When it got dark, I assumed no other bikers would show up so I locked the door and wasn't bothered by anyone. Nice, hot shower. Great place for those riding the trail on a budget.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 08:35 PM
Nice, old two-story building w/bunks, restroom, shower and bike repair area. I stayed on a Sunday eve, Labor Day and had the place to myself. When it got dark, I assumed no other bikers would show up so I locked the door and wasn't bothered by anyone. Nice, hot shower. Great place for those riding the trail on a budget.
First Time 2 -Day Ride
- + My sister and I are planning our first ride on the Katy at the end of September and would like any advice or suggestions regarding places to stay, shuttles, distances etc. We would like to park in St...
Discussion started 09/04/2007 08:07 PM by Karla - 7 replies (last reply by Karla at 09/06/2007 07:19 PM)Karla from Effingham, IL on 09/04/2007 08:07 PM
My sister and I are planning our first ride on the Katy at the end of September and would like any advice or suggestions regarding places to stay, shuttles, distances etc. We would like to park in St. Charles, take a shuttle to Rocheport on Friday afternoon and stay overnite there. We would then start out Saturday morning and head east. Any recommendations on where to stay, possibly in the McKittrick area? Then on Sunday we would resume our ride to St. Charles. Does this sound doable for 2 women in their 40's that are experineced and fit riders. This is our first time and the trail. Looking for any and all suggestions and recommendations.
El Toro on 09/04/2007 09:31 PM
Sounds like a good plan. I would think that you could do 75 on day one and get you to the Dollhouse B&B in Rheinland which would leave you about 67 or so for the second day. (I think my math is right, but double check me on the mileage.)
There is also a resturant there in Rheinland that was an easy walk across the street from the B&B.
I was pleased with both the stay at the Dollhouse and the food at the restuarant on my overnight there last October.
Have a great trip!
karla from Effingham on 09/05/2007 07:31 AM
I was afraid we might be being a little ambitious, but we are both pretty stubborn and like a challenge. Any advice on where to stay in Rocheport? Is there anyplace other than the BnB's?
Brian L. from Wichita, KS on 09/06/2007 11:56 AM
See similar question in this forum at http://www.bikekatytrail.com/talk.aspx?thid=1730
rhona lococo from St. Charles on 09/06/2007 12:08 PM
if you are looking for shuttle call 636-946-0619
Michele from Chicago on 09/06/2007 12:28 PM
I think your trip sounds very doable. My best friend and I, both in our 40s did a much less aggressive trip because it was our first trip, and we were biking in August. Our only problem was 105 degree heat for three days. Our longest day was 46 miles which we did between 6am and 11am due to the high temps. We figured we could easily do 70 miles a day if it hadn't been for the heat. My friend does triathalons, and marathons and is in good shape. I am in ok shape, but not at my best by a long shot, and still think 70 miles in a day on the KATY would be reasonable for me in cooler weather where we could ride past noon! Have fun!
Michele from Chicago on 09/06/2007 12:31 PM
Oh, I forgot I wanted to add that the Katy Trail Bed and Bikefest in Rocheport felt more like a Hostel to me than a B&B. It didn't have lace and flowers or pink rooms, and had a kitchen you could use for yourself. Nobody lives there, so you might have the place to yourselves. It was also one of the less expensive places to stay in Rocheport, and located right on the trail.
Karla from Effingham, IL on 09/06/2007 07:19 PM
Thanks for the feedback. We are doing this somewhat on the spur of the moment and all the Bnb's are booked for the 21st, so I just wanted to see what my options are to work around that. I guess if nothing else we can stay the first night in Columbia. I think my body and my legs can make the trip, but I'm not sure how many hours a day my butt will hold out.
Caseys General Store (Windsor)
- + Only food place visible from the trail. Good enough when you're hungry.
Discussion started 09/06/2007 06:22 PM by Bruce - 0 repliesBruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 06:22 PM
Only food place visible from the trail. Good enough when you're hungry.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 06:22 PM
Only food place visible from the trail. Good enough when you're hungry.
Pilot Grove
- + If you are riding the Sedalia-Rocheport route, and are in Pilot Grove around lunch time. Be sure to check out Becky's Burgers & Cones. Is about 1 block off the trail. The best hamburgers, chicken s...
Discussion started 10/01/2005 09:35 PM by jck - 1 reply (last reply by Bruce at 09/06/2007 06:03 PM)jck from Kansas City on 10/01/2005 09:35 PM
If you are riding the Sedalia-Rocheport route, and are in Pilot Grove around lunch time. Be sure to check out Becky's Burgers & Cones. Is about 1 block off the trail. The best hamburgers, chicken salad sandwiches, and ice cream! Everything was wonderful.
jck from Kansas City on 10/01/2005 09:35 PM
If you are riding the Sedalia-Rocheport route, and are in Pilot Grove around lunch time. Be sure to check out Becky's Burgers & Cones. Is about 1 block off the trail. The best hamburgers, chicken salad sandwiches, and ice cream! Everything was wonderful.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 06:03 PM
Looked like a nice place, but was closed over the Labor Day weekend, Saturday.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 06:03 PM
Looked like a nice place, but was closed over the Labor Day weekend, Saturday.
If you want groceries stop here (Mokane Market)
- + For a long stretch going east there are not many places to get groceries. This is a nice place to stop and get some. We stopped here and got a bottle of wine to go with our sandwiches we got carry-o...
Discussion started 10/29/2004 08:28 AM by Dan and Jamie A - 3 replies (last reply by Bruce at 09/06/2007 05:48 PM)Dan and Jamie A from St Louis, MO on 10/29/2004 08:28 AM
For a long stretch going east there are not many places to get groceries. This is a nice place to stop and get some. We stopped here and got a bottle of wine to go with our sandwiches we got carry-out at the Trailside Bar and Grill in Rhineland.
Dan and Jamie A from St Louis, MO on 10/29/2004 08:28 AM
For a long stretch going east there are not many places to get groceries. This is a nice place to stop and get some. We stopped here and got a bottle of wine to go with our sandwiches we got carry-out at the Trailside Bar and Grill in Rhineland.
Dan and Jamie A from St Louis, MO on 10/29/2004 08:28 AM
For a long stretch going east there are not many places to get groceries. This is a nice place to stop and get some. We stopped here and got a bottle of wine to go with our sandwiches we got carry-out at the Trailside Bar and Grill in Rhineland.
Dan and Jamie A from St Louis, MO on 10/29/2004 08:28 AM
For a long stretch going east there are not many places to get groceries. This is a nice place to stop and get some. We stopped here and got a bottle of wine to go with our sandwiches we got carry-out at the Trailside Bar and Grill in Rhineland.
Dan and Jamie A from St Louis, MO on 10/29/2004 08:28 AM
For a long stretch going east there are not many places to get groceries. This is a nice place to stop and get some. We stopped here and got a bottle of wine to go with our sandwiches we got carry-out at the Trailside Bar and Grill in Rhineland.
savage24 from KC, MO on 11/06/2004 01:47 AM
The Mokane Market is a nice store, and very clean when I've been there. Another option is the Loutre Market in McKittrick. You can see it from the McKittrick trail head. You can either climb the hill on the east side of the trail tunnel under hwy 19 and ride down the shoulder to the store (the easiest way if the hill is not too overgrown or you're not afraid of chiggers) or you can turn south on the gravel road just east of the trail head to hwy 94, then west to hwy 19, then north to store (sounds complicated, but total distance is probably less than 1 mile). The Loutre Market is a "full service country grocery store"; they have everything a cyclist on the Katy could want except a bike shop. I have no connection to the Loutre Market accept being an occasional customer for the last 30 years as I have family in the area (the current building is only a couple years old, the first 2 were destroyed by fire).
savage24 from KC, MO on 11/06/2004 01:47 AM
The Mokane Market is a nice store, and very clean when I've been there. Another option is the Loutre Market in McKittrick. You can see it from the McKittrick trail head. You can either climb the hill on the east side of the trail tunnel under hwy 19 and ride down the shoulder to the store (the easiest way if the hill is not too overgrown or you're not afraid of chiggers) or you can turn south on the gravel road just east of the trail head to hwy 94, then west to hwy 19, then north to store (sounds complicated, but total distance is probably less than 1 mile). The Loutre Market is a "full service country grocery store"; they have everything a cyclist on the Katy could want except a bike shop. I have no connection to the Loutre Market accept being an occasional customer for the last 30 years as I have family in the area (the current building is only a couple years old, the first 2 were destroyed by fire).
savage24 from KC, MO on 11/06/2004 01:47 AM
The Mokane Market is a nice store, and very clean when I've been there. Another option is the Loutre Market in McKittrick. You can see it from the McKittrick trail head. You can either climb the hill on the east side of the trail tunnel under hwy 19 and ride down the shoulder to the store (the easiest way if the hill is not too overgrown or you're not afraid of chiggers) or you can turn south on the gravel road just east of the trail head to hwy 94, then west to hwy 19, then north to store (sounds complicated, but total distance is probably less than 1 mile). The Loutre Market is a "full service country grocery store"; they have everything a cyclist on the Katy could want except a bike shop. I have no connection to the Loutre Market accept being an occasional customer for the last 30 years as I have family in the area (the current building is only a couple years old, the first 2 were destroyed by fire).
savage24 from KC, MO on 11/06/2004 01:47 AM
The Mokane Market is a nice store, and very clean when I've been there. Another option is the Loutre Market in McKittrick. You can see it from the McKittrick trail head. You can either climb the hill on the east side of the trail tunnel under hwy 19 and ride down the shoulder to the store (the easiest way if the hill is not too overgrown or you're not afraid of chiggers) or you can turn south on the gravel road just east of the trail head to hwy 94, then west to hwy 19, then north to store (sounds complicated, but total distance is probably less than 1 mile). The Loutre Market is a "full service country grocery store"; they have everything a cyclist on the Katy could want except a bike shop. I have no connection to the Loutre Market accept being an occasional customer for the last 30 years as I have family in the area (the current building is only a couple years old, the first 2 were destroyed by fire).
savage24 from KC, MO on 11/06/2004 01:47 AM
The Mokane Market is a nice store, and very clean when I've been there. Another option is the Loutre Market in McKittrick. You can see it from the McKittrick trail head. You can either climb the hill on the east side of the trail tunnel under hwy 19 and ride down the shoulder to the store (the easiest way if the hill is not too overgrown or you're not afraid of chiggers) or you can turn south on the gravel road just east of the trail head to hwy 94, then west to hwy 19, then north to store (sounds complicated, but total distance is probably less than 1 mile). The Loutre Market is a "full service country grocery store"; they have everything a cyclist on the Katy could want except a bike shop. I have no connection to the Loutre Market accept being an occasional customer for the last 30 years as I have family in the area (the current building is only a couple years old, the first 2 were destroyed by fire).
TRinJboro from Jonesboro, AR on 11/11/2004 08:12 AM
I rode the trail in April from Clinton to Hermann. Stopped and spent the third night at the shelter in Tebbets. Rode to Mokane the next morning and stopped at the Mokane Market and got a sausage biscuit and coffee for breakfast. They were very nice and heated the sandwich in a microwave for me. I sat around a table with about 15 elderly retired farmers and shot the breeze with them about fishing and farming. Everyone was extremely nice and accomodating.
TRinJboro from Jonesboro, AR on 11/11/2004 08:12 AM
I rode the trail in April from Clinton to Hermann. Stopped and spent the third night at the shelter in Tebbets. Rode to Mokane the next morning and stopped at the Mokane Market and got a sausage biscuit and coffee for breakfast. They were very nice and heated the sandwich in a microwave for me. I sat around a table with about 15 elderly retired farmers and shot the breeze with them about fishing and farming. Everyone was extremely nice and accomodating.
TRinJboro from Jonesboro, AR on 11/11/2004 08:12 AM
I rode the trail in April from Clinton to Hermann. Stopped and spent the third night at the shelter in Tebbets. Rode to Mokane the next morning and stopped at the Mokane Market and got a sausage biscuit and coffee for breakfast. They were very nice and heated the sandwich in a microwave for me. I sat around a table with about 15 elderly retired farmers and shot the breeze with them about fishing and farming. Everyone was extremely nice and accomodating.
TRinJboro from Jonesboro, AR on 11/11/2004 08:12 AM
I rode the trail in April from Clinton to Hermann. Stopped and spent the third night at the shelter in Tebbets. Rode to Mokane the next morning and stopped at the Mokane Market and got a sausage biscuit and coffee for breakfast. They were very nice and heated the sandwich in a microwave for me. I sat around a table with about 15 elderly retired farmers and shot the breeze with them about fishing and farming. Everyone was extremely nice and accomodating.
TRinJboro from Jonesboro, AR on 11/11/2004 08:12 AM
I rode the trail in April from Clinton to Hermann. Stopped and spent the third night at the shelter in Tebbets. Rode to Mokane the next morning and stopped at the Mokane Market and got a sausage biscuit and coffee for breakfast. They were very nice and heated the sandwich in a microwave for me. I sat around a table with about 15 elderly retired farmers and shot the breeze with them about fishing and farming. Everyone was extremely nice and accomodating.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 05:48 PM
The Loutre Market is an oasis along this section of trail. Over the Labor Day weekend, I rode from Clinton to Dutzow and this store was outstanding. Great hot and cold deli w/ in store tables to eat at or picnic tables outside in shade. Buy something and they'll let you get free ice and water from the soda fountain for your bottls. Very close to the trail; perhaps a block from the trail head. Very friendly employees too.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 05:48 PM
The Loutre Market is an oasis along this section of trail. Over the Labor Day weekend, I rode from Clinton to Dutzow and this store was outstanding. Great hot and cold deli w/ in store tables to eat at or picnic tables outside in shade. Buy something and they'll let you get free ice and water from the soda fountain for your bottls. Very close to the trail; perhaps a block from the trail head. Very friendly employees too.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 05:48 PM
The Loutre Market is an oasis along this section of trail. Over the Labor Day weekend, I rode from Clinton to Dutzow and this store was outstanding. Great hot and cold deli w/ in store tables to eat at or picnic tables outside in shade. Buy something and they'll let you get free ice and water from the soda fountain for your bottls. Very close to the trail; perhaps a block from the trail head. Very friendly employees too.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 05:48 PM
The Loutre Market is an oasis along this section of trail. Over the Labor Day weekend, I rode from Clinton to Dutzow and this store was outstanding. Great hot and cold deli w/ in store tables to eat at or picnic tables outside in shade. Buy something and they'll let you get free ice and water from the soda fountain for your bottls. Very close to the trail; perhaps a block from the trail head. Very friendly employees too.
Bruce from O'Fallon, IL on 09/06/2007 05:48 PM
The Loutre Market is an oasis along this section of trail. Over the Labor Day weekend, I rode from Clinton to Dutzow and this store was outstanding. Great hot and cold deli w/ in store tables to eat at or picnic tables outside in shade. Buy something and they'll let you get free ice and water from the soda fountain for your bottls. Very close to the trail; perhaps a block from the trail head. Very friendly employees too.
Glenn's Cafe at the Frederick (Boonville)
- + I'm a little confused as you state that Glenn's is opened Monday when their site says not open til Tuesday. Could you please verify this for me, as we would love to come up there but my husband is onl...
Discussion started 07/23/2007 04:12 AM by Kathy - 2 replies (last reply by anonymous at 09/06/2007 04:40 PM)Kathy from Eldon on 07/23/2007 04:12 AM
I'm a little confused as you state that Glenn's is opened Monday when their site says not open til Tuesday. Could you please verify this for me, as we would love to come up there but my husband is only off on Mondays.
Thank you for your time.
Kathy from Eldon on 07/23/2007 04:12 AM
I'm a little confused as you state that Glenn's is opened Monday when their site says not open til Tuesday. Could you please verify this for me, as we would love to come up there but my husband is only off on Mondays.
Thank you for your time.
Ray (webmaster) on 07/23/2007 05:58 AM
Whatever their website says, takes precedence over what you see here (so I have corrected the info here). It looks like they cut out Mondays from their schedule. Sorry you can't make it there, but thhanks for calling this to my attention.
Ray (webmaster) on 07/23/2007 05:58 AM
Whatever their website says, takes precedence over what you see here (so I have corrected the info here). It looks like they cut out Mondays from their schedule. Sorry you can't make it there, but thhanks for calling this to my attention.
Anonymous on 09/06/2007 04:40 PM
Glenn's has new hours. Monday thru Thursday 4:30 pm to 9:pm, Friday and Saturday 11:00 am to 10:00 pm and Sunday family style breakfast 10-2
Anonymous on 09/06/2007 04:40 PM
Glenn's has new hours. Monday thru Thursday 4:30 pm to 9:pm, Friday and Saturday 11:00 am to 10:00 pm and Sunday family style breakfast 10-2
Katy Roundhouse (New Franklin)
- + Nice shaded camps. Clean restroom/shower, hand driers. Mirrors & countertop, bench to lay clothes on while showering. Drink vending machine @ RR. Restaurant only open weekends. 4mi back to Isle of C...
Discussion started 09/27/2005 12:17 PM by Vickie - 8 replies (last reply by Marge & MIke at 09/05/2007 06:41 PM)Vickie from Kansas City Mo on 09/27/2005 12:17 PM
Nice shaded camps. Clean restroom/shower, hand driers. Mirrors & countertop, bench to lay clothes on while showering. Drink vending machine @ RR. Restaurant only open weekends. 4mi back to Isle of Capri casino buffet...worth it. (less_than_an_ounce@Yahoo says Hi to the 3 men on bikes we met...what a great time.)
Robert from Columbia on 09/29/2005 03:46 PM
I couldnt agree more. My wife and I rode from columbia and camped/ate
there and than rode back the next day. The showers were clean and the food
was excellent. What more could you ask for.
Call ahead because I think the restaurant is only open on the weekend. I am
not sure though.
Larry & Judy from Blue Springs on 11/14/2005 06:28 PM
Have stayed at the Katy Roundhouse Campground a couple of times while riding short runs east and west. Restaurant is fantastic and the people are really great. As nice as any campground we have stayed at anywhere....and the best....no pools, vidio game rooms or cheesy imported gift shop items! Just "down home" friendliness, good eats at a reasonable price and nice flat well maintained campsites. Thanks, L&J
The Dalton Boys from Austin, TX/Columbia, MO. on 11/17/2005 07:09 AM
This place continues to set the standard as a camping spot. For end-to-enders its somewhat halfway and the ammeties are incredible. The Dalton boys did the KATY in '02 and in May so the mornings and evenings were a little chilly willy and having hot water showers at the end of the day was, well you all know.......Enjoy the voyage Mark of the Dalton Boys
colorado katy couples from colorado on 05/09/2006 11:36 AM
Are reservations required or can you just show up?
Trek Biker from St. Joseph, MO on 05/09/2006 11:55 AM
Probably depends on when you plan on showing up.....they do take reservations....so it may be wise to contact them with your dates of stay. http://www.katyroundhouse.com/
FYI: As of a week or so ago...they were not booked for Memorial weekend.
Barry from Conway, AR on 05/11/2006 03:46 PM
What is the dress code like for dinner at the Katy Roundhouse? Can you eat there in riding clothes?
KT & Zeke from Siloam Springs, AR on 09/02/2007 08:55 PM
Loved the Katy Roundhouse, too! Camp was deserted except for an RV, because it was a Sunday/Monday and it was August and 97 degrees. The showers were nice and hot and free with a site. Lots of firewood.
Some guy came slowly through the cg in a Cadillac. There was a little white dog sniffing around in front of the car. When my dog saw his dog and wouldn't get out of the road, (cuz he wanted to meet his dog!), the guy got mad, yelled at my dog. When my dog just stood there wagging, the guy turned his car around and the dog followed him out. I guess he was walking his dog!
Do check out the Katy Roundhouse, though. Very nice.
Marge & MIke from Pacific, MO on 09/05/2007 06:41 PM
We stayed at the campsite which was wonderful and you can't beat the convience.
We were disappointed that the resturaunt was closed!