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Paul from St. Louis on 8/23/2020 7:02:27 PM:
I am looking to take Amtrak from St. Louis to Sedalia; then take some type of transportation (??) to Clinton to begin my ride back to St. Charles. Any suggestions on transportation to Clinton? I would like to ride at least 50 miles a day (4-5 hours of leisure riding) but that would put in at times in the middle of no-where when evening falls. Any suggestions? I was hoping to ride the trail in 4 days (or there abouts). A lot of the other comments talk of riding 30-40 miles a day over 7 days; I am hoping to shorten that up a bit.

 
Newby on 8/25/2020 3:29:01 PM:
Following!

 
Joe from Wildwood on 8/25/2020 8:51:40 PM:
Take Amtrak to Warrensburg its closer to Clinton there are plenty of shuttle services. I did this a few years ago.

 
John Hutchins from Pacific on 8/26/2020 2:13:43 PM:
If you take the early train you have enough time ti ride your bike to Clinton. That's how I've done it.

 
Dave from Kirkwood on 8/26/2020 2:52:17 PM:
Check the Amtrak schedules before getting too far in your planning. I think they only have one train running west each day, and it is late in the day. I am not sure if the morning train is not running because of the pandemic or other issues. Someone mentioned issues with flooding along the tracks, requiring a bus trip around some sections (so bikes may not be permitted on such trains).

Good luck.

 
G&G from Sedalia on 8/27/2020 12:32:00 PM:
I check about three weeks ago and there is only one train running west and it's late afternoons. I would double check the schedule. Also, I have read on Amtrak's site that there are limited bike spaces so be aware of that also.

 
Suzanne Wantland from Bristol, TN on 8/27/2020 4:31:19 PM:
I spoke to Amtrak and it seems that due to Covid, they are only doing one train per day from Kirkwood (PM train), and they are accepting 1/2 of the pre-Covid bikes (now 4 per ride). Hope this helps.