Trail closure at Boonville

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Olive from Sparta, IL on 4/3/2019 3:38:01 PM:

Is a section of the trail currently closed through Boonville? The state park website shows a closure from MM 191.8 through MM 194.5 through Apr 30 for culvert replacement.

Deron Kazmaier on 4/4/2019 9:09:18 AM:

The trail was still closed as of yesterday morning. We ride the trail there often, and really miss riding into town. Spoke to a couple contractors who said they would be done today with their part (tunneling in the new culvert), but someone else still has to come in and do the dirt work. We only went down there because the barricade was down and we were hopeful. They had just pushed it into the ditch to get the big trailer in as it turns out. I'll try and remember to post here when we see they have reopened, but I expect the state web site will be updated when it happens.

Olive from Sparta, IL on 4/4/2019 10:45:07 AM:

Can I detour around the closed area of the trail and get back on KT if I am on foot? I will be walking from Pilot Grove East to Rocheport.

Deron Kazmaier on 4/4/2019 12:20:20 PM:

"The section of trail between MM 191.8 (Boonville Trailhead) and MM 194.5 (access point near the MFA Building) is closed through April 30 to allow for a culvert replacement. There is no detour during this closure so trail users should avoid this area."

I really can't answer that for you. If you believe the Trail Closed signs and the orange snow fence from tree edge to edge don't apply to you, and the stream/swamp/gully on either side (roughly 20 ft down) is not too muddy, I suppose you might be able to.

If you mean is there a way around via roads, it is long and not marked, but yes you can get around it. About 3.5 miles according to Google Earth (vs 2.7 on Katy). Not sure how I can post it, but I drew it up in Google Earth to see how long it was.

Olive on 4/4/2019 2:15:31 PM:

Deron, thank you so much for your help. It was definitely a road detour I was looking for. I had searched the forum and there was no other mention about this closure. I thought maybe seasoned riders knew of an alternate route. I will check out Google Earth.

Mark from Strafford on 4/8/2019 3:51:32 PM:

We are planning to ride Katy Trail from Clinton to St. Charles. Is there a way around the Boonville closure? We need to get to Hotel Frederick. According to Google Maps, there is a spur from Katy Trail to the MFA training building. Is the trail closed before you get to that spur? We are riding from Pilot Grove to Boonville. I know the trail is supposed to be open by April 30, but?????

Mark from Strafford on 4/8/2019 3:53:52 PM:

Deron: would that route around the closure use hwy 5?

Bill in Houston from Houston on 4/8/2019 5:55:01 PM:

I tried to come up with a ride-around, and would appreciate it if a local could tell me if it's crazy. I was trying to stay Off Hwy 5. Here it is.

As you get close to Boonville, and are almost to I-70, the trail crosses Prairie Lick Rd. Go left on Prairie Lick, next to Lion’s Light Farm and Stable. Go Left on Dunkles. Pass Fairgrounds on right. Cross I-70. Dunkles ends at Santa Fe. Go right on Santa Fe Rd. Take Santa Fe all the way to town.

Does that look reasonable? There are no shoulders, but I am hoping that the roads are not busy.

RP from Kansas City on 4/8/2019 9:09:57 PM:

Sorry I’m a little uneducated. Is it closed east or west from Boonville?

Deron Kazmaier on 4/8/2019 9:50:49 PM:

Hi Mark,
The closure starts at the spur. You can indeed get off the trail there.

My wife and I moved to the area this past summer, so I don't feel comfortable giving people directions for a "safe" route through town past the closure. Obviously the state did not either. I can only tell you how it might be done, and how I would do it if I _had_ to. However, we live between Pilot Grove and Boonville and love to ride the trail into Boonville and eat at the downtown diner. We have not done so.

So if you get run over, lost, or otherwise, don't say I didn't warn you!

I drew up a little map in Google Earth. It should at least give you an idea where the two ends of the closure are, and one way to go between those points via a vehicle.

The link for the Google Earth file is https://razercut.com/KatyDetour.kmz

If the powers that be would like to share this some other way, or do with it as they please, I release this into the public domain. I claim no ownership of it :-)

Deron

Don from Dallas on 4/8/2019 10:15:26 PM:

We're riding from Sedalia to St Charles. We will make the Pilot Grove to Boonville section (where the closure is) on April 26. Bill and Deron's detailed suggestions are helpful, but can anyone post a picture and description of Deron's Google Earth directions in another format. I don't have Google Earth on my device yet.
Thanks to Ray and everyone helping on this topic.

Gary from Near Tebbetts on 4/8/2019 10:20:26 PM:

If you are comfortable riding on blacktop county roads, this would be a way to get to Booneville:
East of Pilot Grove the trail crosses a blacktop Hwy 135, turn left, follow Hwy across I70, turn right on old Hwy 40, take left at “Y” which is Sante Fe Rd, follow Sante Fe Rd all the way into Booneville (pay attention to road signs to stay on Sante Fe) take left at West Spring St. This will bring you back to the Booneville Trailhead or you can continue on to Main Street, turn left and it will take you across the Missouri River and put you back on the trail east of Booneville.

Ray (webmaster) on 4/9/2019 7:09:38 AM:

Here's a picture of the route that Gary suggested. It's 13 miles, so actually about the same distance as riding on the trail, but you just have to be comfortrable with road riding.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Boonville,+MO/Pilot+Grove,+MO+65276/@38.9286177,-92.90294,12z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x87c33f8563f90b5b:0xab30f924ea062caa!2m2!1d-92.7432418!2d38.9736392!3m4!1m2!1d-92.8311814!2d38.9430288!3s0x87c36b307f647823:0x7f92e2395f514f36!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c36ddbfab821e9:0xca1956a28eacf1ba!2m2!1d-92.9115825!2d38.874744!3e0

Unfortunately I don't have any more info on the closures than the rest of you. DNR's website says the Boonville closure runs until April 30. No date given for Augusta.

You might want to call the State Parks Department - if you talk to someone there, they might be able to fill in more details. Their number is 573-449-7402

This is a frustrating situation, especially for anyone who planned an end-to-end ride for this nice time of the year. Good luck!

Ray (webmaster) on 4/9/2019 7:38:30 AM:

Disclaimer: The above link is provided for informational purposes only. I am neither encouraging nor discouraging the use of a detour. Regardless of where you ride, you assume all risk.

Bill in Houston from Houston on 4/9/2019 11:44:14 AM:

This has less road riding, and uses Gary's route into town.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Lion's+Light+Farm+and+Stable+LLC,+12754+Ct,+Katy+Trail,+Boonville,+MO+65233/Boonville,+MO/@38.9548654,-92.8024667,14z/data=!4m19!4m18!1m10!1m1!1s0x87c36ae26c4db499:0x1e40600f666faf61!2m2!1d-92.817208!2d38.926135!3m4!1m2!1d-92.7998423!2d38.9544505!3s0x87c36acd04a808fd:0x7652bc9c2006ee39!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c33f8563f90b5b:0xab30f924ea062caa!2m2!1d-92.7432418!2d38.9736392!3e0

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