Is it worth the trip??

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cindy from muscatine, Iowa on 9/16/2007 9:18:55 AM:

We are thinking about driving to St. Charles and getting shuttled to Defiance to ride bikes back. We have never been here before. Muscatine is atleast a 4 hour trip away. We thought it might be a fun weekend getaway. Anyone agree??

I am just saying on 9/16/2007 2:10:38 PM:

Save your money and the Earth. Driving 500 miles for a 20 mile bike ride is bad Karma. A good first step is to attempt to ride farther than you're going to drive to do a ride. Then you can approach Nirvana by learning to drive less because you ride rather than vice versa.

Anonymous on 9/16/2007 5:41:19 PM:

Couldn't agress with the comment more.. The poster needs to do those types of rides in the local park..

Anonymous on 9/16/2007 8:26:55 PM:

Cindy, if you have the desire and the means, then go for it !! Get out and enjoy yourself while you are able. Have a great trip !!

Dave from Herrin, Ill on 9/17/2007 7:43:58 AM:

Cindy, My wife and I utilize St.Charles and the KT as a Weekend trip 2 or 3 times a summer. Its a very entertaining town that always has something going on. Riverport is just over the bridge to the east on I70 which has outstanding concerts spring to fall. I am only about 2.5 hours out and it is worth the trip to us.

Trek Biker from St. Joseph, MO on 9/17/2007 10:41:57 AM:

The unfortunate thing is…..all the good stuff can’t be in everyone’s backyard.

We have driven the 2½ hours from St. Joseph to Rocheport many, many times.....just to ride over to McBaine and back. Was it worth it? Absolutely! Do we still do it? Absolutely! We do an annual ride/walk with kids, sister, and Mom each October to enjoy the fall color. We don’t go too far, but for us this experience is priceless.

Most of the time we do an out and back ride around 40 miles or so one way. The last time we rode the Katy it was a Century ride. We've learned to like it.....so we return for more now!

Come to Missouri…...spend some time in the beautiful historic district of St. Charles. Take a ride on the Katy. Will it be worth it? If I were a betting man, I’d put a few buck down on it for you having a good time!

Cliff from Edwardsville KS on 9/17/2007 10:56:23 AM:

Cindy I agree with Trek Biker! I live in Edwardsville Kansas and my wife and I take trips to the Katy several times a year. We drive to Rocheport or Booneville and ride east to several of the towns along the trail. Sometimes we turn around and ride back and sometimes we stay the night in a B&B. This past Saturday we drove to Rocheport, rode to Hartburg and had lunch, then rode back. We left the house at 6AM and got back home around 9PM. We had a great day. We have driven to St Charles and rode to Marthasville, spent the night there, then rode back the next day. You might ride from St. Charles to Defiance and back, that would be about 40 miles round trip or just do what you planned and shuttle out and come back. Just have a great time. In St Charles we stayed at the Country Inn and Suites on the south end of Main street and really enjoyed it. There are several resturants and stores up and down main street that my wife and I really enjoy. Overall it would make a very nice weekend getaway. Just click on St Charles on the mileage chart and look at all of the links to help plan your trip. Have a great ride.

frank from festus, mo on 9/18/2007 2:55:48 PM:

cindy, my wife and i just took a 1400 plus mile road trip in july. festus, mo to van lear, ky (loretta lynn's home place) then on to damascus, va to ride the virginia creeper trail. left wednesday mornin, came home saturday night. was it worth it, abolutely. would do it again in a heartbeat. said that to say this, i guarantee you will love every minute of it. enjoy the trip down, take your time ridin the katy, when your done, enjoy the evening. st charles is a nice town. it is not the trip, it is how much you enjoyed the trip.

Three Chicks from Marshall from Marshall on 9/18/2007 4:26:33 PM:

I think it would be well worth the trip. St. Charles is a wonderful place. A suggestion I would make though would be to ride from St. Charles to Augusta and stay in Augusta at a Bed and Breakfast. Augusta is a lovely place and there are 6 wineries and a brewery in the area. They stay open a little later than normal through the end of September or the middle of October. This year I am planning my 4th annual Katy Trail ride and the last three years we have focused on the Augusta area. My friends and I have been on most of the trail and St. Charles to Augusta is one of our favorite areas of the trail. We are staying in Dutzow this year because I did not book early enough to stay in Augusta on the dates I wanted. Good luck! Hope you enjoy your trip.

rhona lococo from St. Charles on 9/20/2007 8:16:50 PM:

Come to St. Charles, stay at Lococo House we will shuttle you to Defiance, Augusta or any town of your choice on the trail, enjoy the trail and come back to St. Charles and enjoy Historic Main Street. Many exciting things going on this Fall.... call 636-946-0619 for prices and details

cindy from muscatine,iowa on 9/24/2007 8:53:08 AM:

Thank you for all the suggestions, I think we will give it a try. Even if we decide not to ride the bikes, sounds like there is still a lot of things to see in St. Charles!!

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