Weekend of July 4th

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Jon Perkins from KANSAS CITY on 5/28/2019 7:31:56 AM:

Planning on a Clinton to St. Charles over the 4th of July weekend. Obviously no guarantee but do you think that will be far enough out that the flooding will have receded and we can complete the trail or should be anticipate there being closures on the trail for months to come?

Al and Heidi from Athens, GA on 5/28/2019 6:52:56 PM:

Same question. We have a week-long trip planned to ride end-to-end going West to East. I'm in the window to cancel and I'm not sure what to do.

Doug from Bluffton on 5/28/2019 7:34:04 PM:

What is here now won't be five weeks from now. In order for the river to still be this high it would require a LOT of rain upstream in late June. Not impossible but how likely? Once the river drops the trail is ridable within days.

Jon from Kansas City on 5/29/2019 8:13:54 AM:

Thank you, Doug!

Kari from Irwin,PA on 5/29/2019 10:36:16 AM:

I personally would cancel now. I am having a very hard time with refunds from the B&B's and Inns where we have reservations despite the fact that Jefferson City is flooding into the city and the majority of the trail is closed. They seem to think we should still come (I live in Pittsburgh, PA). I don't want to reschedule at this point because I do not know when the trail will back in action. I would like to take my funds and do something else, but many places are saying no to refunds. I am pretty frustrated. I would LOVE to come. I can't help that it flooded.

Al and Heidi from Athens, GA on 5/29/2019 10:43:33 AM:

We have decided to postpone - hopefully in September or October.
I hate it for the tour company we're using - very nice people! I didn't ask for a refund; told them to just hold our deposit and let's work on a reschedule. I really just didn't want to take a chance on missing the most scenic part of the ride and being stuck riding pavement around it.
Al

Anonymous on 5/29/2019 10:57:43 AM:

In addition to massive upstream rain, the amount of water released from the Gavin's Point Dam near Yankton SD is also a huge contributing factor which to many seems about as unpredictable as the rainfall amount.

Prior to the recent flooding between Kansas City and Omaha which displaced many people and destroyed many homes, there was a lot up upstream rain that was coupled with an almost 5 times increase in the amount of water released from the dam at the same time. That water also increases the river levels in central Missouri.

It is impossible to predict the amount of rainfall. The release of water from Gavin's Point seems unpredictable and uncontrolled.

In five weeks, who knows? There could be a very ridable trail or there could still be sections that are closed. Five weeks is just too long of a time frame to predict.

This website, the DNR website and NOAA are good resources to determine trail conditions and river stage closer to time of departure.

Kari from Irwin,PA on 5/29/2019 4:05:38 PM:

I just want to update because I have gotten refunds from all but 2 so far. I am hoping to be able to salvage my vacation and head somewhere dry for now.

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