Lisa from Belton, MO on 8/18/2011 10:14:49 AM:
We have started at the Flatbranch Park in Columbia on two different occasions. It is literally across the street from the Flatbranch brewery (very good place for a bite of lunch and a beer!) It is very easy to find and convenient. The MKT joins the Katy Trail after about 9 miles. If you are headed east, you could overnight in Augusta, MO in Missouri's wine country, and finish the next day in St. Charles. There is a parking garage close to the Flatbranch, but a friend paid a $25 fine when she left her bike there on a Friday and returned on Sunday. Apparently weekends are free, but Friday was not.