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J.L. from IL on 3/29/2006 9:45:51 AM:
Can you give me information on the trail from St. Charles to Defiance. Is this a wooded area? or is it community/urban setting? Will we be crossing roads, major ones? Thanks
 
Trek Biker from St. Joseph, MO on 3/29/2006 11:27:51 AM:
Sometimes fun to do when ya wanna know stuff like this.....go to Google Maps and key in Defiance Missouri for the location. You can choose between street, satelite, or hybrid views. Hybrid view shows both road and satelite views. If you zoom in enough, the Katy Trail is named in the road and hybrid views.....so you shouldn't miss it.
 
frank from festus,mo on 3/29/2006 7:17:23 PM:
the trail from st. charles west is not exactly wooded entirely. there are some slightly wooded areas, but the start of the trail from st. charles is in town on the river front, passes a park, then the casino, then some homes, then a sand quarry area, around the st. charles family arena, then through a slightly wooded area, ride next to the missouri river for a bit, then across some bottom land, cross green bottoms road and then it's mostly fields on one side for a while, then cross another road. havent been past this far yet. from st. charles to this point is 10 miles m/l. defiance to weldon springs is a nice little ride, mostly surrounded by a row of trees, but no major wooded area.
might want to check out what tek biker said. i'm cetainly goin to. except for the mile or so from st. charles, it's a pretty nice ride.

what ever you do, have fun, be safe. happy bikin.


 
Ray (webmaster) on 3/29/2006 10:32:36 PM:
Frank's description took you almost to the point where highway 40 crosses over the trail, which is 11 miles from the downtown St Charles trailhead. From highway 40 to the Weldon Spring trailhead is another 5 miles. This section is wooded and has a "remote" feeling (once the buzz of hwy 40 traffic fades away). Also some nice views of the river.

The street crossings between St Charles & Defiance are pretty minor. Mainly it's Greens Bottom Road, twice, but that's usually not a very busy road. Needless to say, however, you should always proceed cautiously at any road crossing.
 
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