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Pseudio on 6/11/2014 9:38:41 PM:
Would anyone happen to know if there is any noticeable elevation change from the Flat Branch Park down to the Hindman Junction on the KT?
 
MidSouth from Rogersville on 6/11/2014 10:06:27 PM:
There seems to be a little bit more than the Katy during the 3 miles closest to Flat Branch Park. But like the Katy, there are no hills, just some slight grades.
 
ArkyKenny on 6/12/2014 10:54:59 AM:
I'm not sure, but I think that trail runs primarily on the old railbed right of way from Columbia down to the of old MKT: For all practical purposes, it is a rail trail.

I know for sure is that it has smelled like sewage every time I have ridden it (because Columbia's sewage runs down the same general area to the sewage treatment plant near Hindman Junction. I wish they could fix that.
 
Pseudio on 6/13/2014 8:08:11 AM:
I tend to agree with both of you. The last 3-4 miles seems to incline going over the bridges and cutting through the rock. Also I believe the sewage treatment is in some of the open ponds near Hindman Junction. Thanks.
 
MidSouth from Rogersville on 6/13/2014 4:18:05 PM:
I don't have a gps and haven't seen a elevation profile for that trail.
 
Kutzberger from Kansas City on 6/15/2014 8:24:28 PM:
I rode from downtown Columbia down to Hindman JCT. My tracker shows a start of 625 ft down to 478 at the junction.
 
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