Elevations along the trail

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Anonymous from Kansas City on 6/8/2008 8:09:05 PM:

I just finished three days from Clinton to Jeff City. I know it can't be right; but it seemed like it was uphill most of the way to Rocheport. The elevation map does not agree with me, but I wonder if anyone has a map that shows the actual up and down of the trail; mile by mile? This was my first ride; I am old and out of shape; and the trail was kind of wet, so maybe that clouded my perception. I had a great time.

Grandpa Norm from Raymore, MO on 6/8/2008 9:00:34 PM:

I'm an old guy too and have thought the same as you have, that the trail must be all uphill. If your map only had the elevations from town to town that doesn't give you the whole picture. However you can access right here on this website a graph of the elevation ups and downs for the entire trail. Just go back to the home page, click on "search", scroll down and google elevations and it will pop up. You will see you did actually have a little bit of downhill mixed with the climbs.
You may have also been affected to some extent by headwinds, they can make even a slight downhill seem just the opposite.
Good luck and stay with the trail, it gets better as you ride it more.

Ray (webmaster) on 6/9/2008 5:01:30 AM:

Here's the elevations page that Grandpa was talking about.

Anonymous on 6/9/2008 9:48:40 AM:

When the trail is wet the Clinton to Pilot Grove route is the softest point on the whole trail. Will flat grab your tires. Would travel light and use 32 tires as minimum.

DougK from Troy on 6/12/2008 6:25:45 AM:

I felt the same way when I hiked it. I assumed it was optical illusions but still believe it's uphill

Biker from Farmington on 6/12/2008 4:56:30 PM:

What?! Oh, man! Last year, I did the DNR ride from Clinton to St. Charles. You're telling me it's slightly uphill from St. Chas to Clinton? Hoo boy. I'm praying it doesn't rain all next week during this year's DNR ride. Thanks for the link.

Biker from Farmington, MO on 6/21/2008 12:33:09 PM:

Me again. A word about the elevations graph. I copied this nice little monster for the DNR ride, and tried to use it to anticipate the terrain as we moved, steadily uphill, from St. Chas to Clinton. NOTE: The graph depicts general, overall, sea-level data, but does NOT depict actual terrain. Their were several rolling hills during what appeared to be "downhill" parts of the trail, chiefly in the Sedalia to Clinton area. It might LOOK like it's downhill all the way to Clinton, but it ain't. There are still a few uphills, so don't expect to kick back and coast into town. That said, it was still a useful graphic to keep around.

jd from gkc on 6/22/2008 10:10:58 PM:

You're right. The elevations map is meant for elevations alone, not for terrain. Most of the rolling grades at the western end are about 1% I think.

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