Katy trail trip may

First Katy ride May 7-10 from Boonville to Washington. Would appreciate any trail info concerning conditions and detours. Have been checking the forum and just saw that Rocheport tunnel could be open May 1st. Anyone have info on Easley detour? Also would appreciate dinning tips in Rocheport, Jefferson City, and Washington. Thanks

Washington dining tips:

- Philly's Pizza (at the Marthasville trailhead)
- Lake Creek Winery (between Marthasville and Dutzow, up the hill from the trail)
- Sugarfire
- John G's Tap Room and Bier Deck
- Streetside Tacos

Then to celebrate your finish, Main Street Creamery and Olivino Tasting Bar.

There are more places, but that is my short list!

Note that the walk/bike path on the new bridge is not open yet. If you need a shuttle to Washington, call Joe at Revolution Cycles.

Arris Bistro in Jeff City. Old Dutch Tavern in Washington has outstanding food and a great selection of beer on tap.

The Easley detour in not that fun. Had an experience with it on 4/26/19 and it cost us an extra hour. The detour puts you on a gravel road that is in good shape but rough due to new gravel being placed. There are trails through the grass at both blockades on the trail that apparently many people have been using. The bridge that was replaced has concrete on the trail so looks like they are getting close to re-opening that area.

Between Easley and Providence, you can stop at Cooper's Landing which is right on the trail and next to the MO river. They have a store and a Thai food truck that is very good.

Also further down on the trail at Portland, there is a little bar that serves an awesome cheeseburger.

Seconding what was said above, the Easley detour was tough. The new gravel is large and plentiful. The pedaling is tough and we had to steer constantly to keep our balance. This was easily the hardest bit of our end-to-end ride.

In Rocheport, we liked Meriwether's. They close at 4. After that, I think all that's left is a general store, and a kind of fancy place that is by reservation only and is probably weekends only. Both have good reviews, but we didn't visit either.

In Jeff City, we had ice cream at Central Dairy when we rolled into town, and then got takeout from Arris' Bistro for dinner. Both were great. Arris' looked like a nice place to sit outside but we were beat and preferred to eat in our hotel room at the Baymont.

On the way to Washington, I think that there are some long stretches without a lot of supply/food options. We liked Treloar and Mokane Bar and Grills for lunch. Friendly people and hearty food. Rhineland also had a nice place that was more like a restaurant and less like a bar called The Corner.

My last bit of advice is to not count on any one store/ restaurant/ food truck being open. Always have a plan B and plan C. A few times on our trip I was left looking at the establishment's hours on the door, and my watch, and noting that they weren't open when they had said they would be.

Good luck! Have fun!

When will bike/walk path on Washington bridge open?

Easley construction is all finished! Trail goes straight through now.