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Uncle Buddha from Louisville on 7/26/2018 12:25:24 AM:
Does anyone ever try to do a loop using the KATY out to Clinton and then roads back to St Charles?

 
Jerry Whittle from Belleville Il on 7/26/2018 6:37:51 AM:
Way back in 1996 the CAMP (Cycle Across Missouri Parks) rode from near KC to St. Louis. I remember that we were very close to Whiteman AFB and Sedalia. So 20+ years ago there was a route that would be close to what you want. Unfortunately I don't have the cue sheet / map of that route any more.

 
Allen from Shawnee on 7/26/2018 6:37:55 AM:
While I have ridden an out and back on the Katy from Clinton to St Charles, I have always uses the trail both ways. Most Missouri highways are 2 lane with no shoulder and sometimes very poor sight lines, and hi speed traffic. There are exceptions to this, but hiway 52 and 94 the main hiways along the trail are this way. If you use the trail both ways you get the opportunity to see some of the things you may have missed on the initial trip. Just my 2 cents others may feel differently.
Have a good trip either way you choose to do it.

Allen.

 
fultonco from Pittsburgh, PA on 7/28/2018 3:35:24 PM:
I believe you can do what you are describing. I would disagree with the notion that the roads are somehow dangerous. I have ridden the Katy Trail, on several occasions. On all of those, there were places where I either got bored with the trail, the trail became rough, or both. When those things happened, I jumped over to the adjacent road, which appeared smoother and offered a different view of the area through which I was passing. I rode extensively on Route 94 and found it to be essentially deserted in many areas. The few vehicles that did pass me gave plenty of room. There is also an extensive network of county roads that have letters, rather than numbers, such as E, PP, DD, etc. You could use a mapping program, such as Ride with GPS, to plan your route. Using Strava Global Heat Maps would also alert you to roads most commonly ridden by cyclists. However, in the hinterlands, there might not be very many cyclists that have used some of those roads. Go for it! Plan a bit and you will have a tremendous adventure.

 
fultonco from Pittsburgh,PA on 7/28/2018 3:44:30 PM:
Found a brief video I took while riding along Route 94, in May of 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOHmqStBPFE&t=47s

Had the road to myself!

There is some up and down, but I guess you know that and are prepared for it.

 
fultonco from Pittsburgh,PA on 7/28/2018 3:45:39 PM:
Here is another:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3YnEGdHWg

Damn, i'm ready to go back!

 
Uncle Buddha from Louisville on 7/31/2018 8:54:15 PM:
Hey, thanks for the videos. That's what I thought, looks like Louisville and no way there is as much traffic as around here with the sprawl!

 
Anonymous on 8/4/2018 10:46:33 AM:
If you're going to take 94 back to St. Charles, I highly suggest you hop back on Katy at Defiance.
Curves, hills, sections with no shoulder, and heavy fast traffic at certain times of the day.