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how many days for the full ride
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charles from Springfield mo on 7/13/2009 1:35:24 PM:
This will be the first time riding the katy. I would like to know how many days it should take to complete the full ride. With time to stop at the different sites and see the views.
 
Trek on 7/13/2009 2:07:22 PM:
Thats a common, but tough question Charles. It all depends on you......what speed you normaly average and how much time you like to spend seeing the sights. If I were you, I'd use the "Plan a Ride" feature above to determine what there is that you like to do or see and then do some math on my own. Only you know what interests you have and what your speed and M.O. are for the trip.

Someone could easily say 4 days and you could do it in 3 and wonder why the extra day. At the same time, someone could say 4 days and it could take you 6 days finishing up wishing you had more time to see or do more.

Bad answer I know. But the truth is there are several factors that must be used to answer that question for each individual. And only you know what the specifics are to your ride style to help you do the math.
 
jd from gkc on 7/14/2009 9:54:08 AM:
Three days seems to be a common time for serious riders who want to complete the length of the trail one-way with adequate stops, site seeing, and picture taking along the way. The length (hours) of the riding day depends on the number of stops made. :) That distance per day amounts to about 75-miles.

Yet, riders who are vacationing on the trail seem to do 40-to-50-miles/day while taking in the eating/watering spots, camping out, and enjoying the various wineries and b&b's along the trail, which is more like a five-to-six-day trip. Not sure this helps any? :)
 
Cathy from Jefferson City on 7/15/2009 9:18:04 PM:
I just got back from my first long ride on the Katy Trail. We started at Rocheport and went to St. Charles in 4 days of biking. That is a little over half way. We did not push ourselves. It got pretty hot a couple of days, and we had rain on 2 days, as well as a break down.

As others have commented, it depends on your strength and experience, how much time you want to spend enjoying the sights. I'm new at long distance biking so I planned accordingly. The next time I do this I plan on going around 30 miles a day, so that if I run into bad weather, and breakdowns, it won't be a problem. I will also have plenty of time to enjoy the little towns, wineries, historic sights and people along the way.
 
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