#10 End to End – Katy Trail Bike Tour 2012
Clinton to St. Charles
7 Days – 225 miles
$1,150 per person/double occupancy (Add $900 for Single)
Available Start Dates:
April 15 – August 6, 2012 Any Day except Wednesday
August 21 - September 24, 2012: Any Day except Wednesday
September 25 - October 31, 2012: Thursday through Sunday
What’s Included:
- 6 days of cycling
- 1 travel day (shuttle day)
- 7 nights in Bed & Breakfast or small inn
- Lodging near trail and evening restaurants
- 7 mornings with breakfast
- Parking at St. Charles
- Shuttle St. Charles to Clinton
- Bring your bike or rent
- Daily luggage transfer to the next inn
- Maps and daily route directions
- Emergency assistance
- Our one of a kind: Independent Tourist t-shirt
- 10% discount for returning customer
This is our most popular bike tour running the full 225-mile length of America’s longest continuous rail to trail bike path. Day 1 shuttle provided from St. Charles at the east end of the trail to Clinton at the west end. Ride back to St. Charles over the week. Enjoy small villages of rural Missouri, wildlife, winery towns, the capital city and the mighty Missouri River as you ride eastbound over the week returning to St. Charles - the site of the original Missouri state capital.
Day 3 and 5 can be shortened by 12 miles with early pickup.
Day 1
Travel Day: Shuttle from St. Charles to Clinton
Meet the shuttle van at St. Charles, MO near the eastern end of the Katy Trail (mile marker "MM" 39.5 - On day 7 this will be your tour end point - the trail from MM 0 to MM39.5 is not fully developed). Overnight parking is available for our cyclists. Bike rental is two blocks away. The St. Charles trailhead is a 20 minute drive or taxi ride from Lambert St. Louis International Airport and about 40 minutes west of downtown St. Louis. It is about 5 minutes from the I-70 Bridge over the Missouri River at St. Charles. NOTE to our friends driving from west of Missouri --- Save a drive to St.Charles/St. Louis -- you can optionally park at the west end of the trail at Clinton and shuttle back from St. Charles on the last morning.
The shuttle provides door-to-door service for you and bikes directly to your Clinton lodging (3.5 - 4 hours)
Lodging: Modern Small Hotel at Clinton
Day 2
Cycling Day: 37 miles - Clinton to Sedalia
Today is your first cycling day. Leave luggage with your host. We will transfer it for you to this evening's destination and each day on your tour.
Ride from your hotel to the trailhead (MM 264.6). This is the western end of the Katy Trail. Today's destination is Sedalia, home of the Missouri State Fair (each August) and a place where legendary musician Scott Joplin worked and lived. Your lodging is 6 blocks from the Sedalia trailhead.
Lodging: Small Historic Hotel at Sedalia
Day 3
Cycling Day: 49 (or 36) miles - Sedalia to Rocheport
Today is the longest section of your tour on the Katy Trail, 49 miles to Rocheport. The distance can be shortened on request to 36 miles with pickup and shuttle from Boonville (MM 191.8) to your lodging in the lovely village of Rocheport (MM 178.3). There is a small additional fee for this transportation. The only tunnel on the trail is just west of the Rocheport trailhead and the town has a winery, antique shops and several restaurant choices.
Lodging: B&B at Rocheport
Day 4
Cycling Day: 35 miles - Rocheport to N. Jefferson (35 miles)
Leaving Rocheport you cycle beneath towering limestone bluffs among the highest on the trail. The Missouri River can be seen frequently during the day. Your destination is N. Jefferson trailhead (MM 143.2) across the river from Jefferson City. Cross the Missouri on the new safe BIKE BRIDGE.
If you arrive in time we suggest you take a tour of our beautiful state Capitol. Of particular interest are the murals by Thomas Hart Benton in the House Lounge.
Lodging: B&B or small inn at Jefferson City
Day 5
Cycling Day: 42 (or 30) miles - N. Jefferson to McKittrick
Start your day with a return across the BIKE bridge to the N. Jefferson trailhead. Ride east to McKittrick (across the river from your evening lodging at Hermann). We can shorten today's distance to 30 miles by extending the morning shuttle twelve miles east on the trail to start your day's ride at the Tebbetts trailhead at MM 131.2 . There is a small additional fee for this transfer.
At McKittrick (MM 100.8) cross the Missouri River Bridge with its protected bike path into Hermann for your evening lodging. This bridge is bicycle safe and friendly. The winery town of Herman has much to offer including antique shops and several wine tasting rooms and restaurants.
Lodging: B&B at Hermann or McKittrick
Day 6
Cycling Day: 35 miles - McKittrick to Augusta
Today's destination is Augusta, (MM 66.3) another small winery village. Augusta is on the same side of the river as the Katy Trail so you can ride right up to your evening lodging. There are several winery tasting rooms and a choice of restaurants.
Lodging: B&B at Augusta
Day 7
Cycling Day: 27 miles - Augusta to St. Charles
This is your final day of cycling. Leave the B&B in Augusta and ride east on the trail to St. Charles (MM 39.5) where you may have left your car or rented a bicycle. Your evening lodging will be a short ride from the trailhead on city streets. Restaurants and shops are plentiful in this downtown area particularly along Main Street a block from the Katy Trail. Visit Missouri's first capitol, explore boutique shops or drop into the nearby riverboat casino.
Lodging: B&B or small inn at St. Charles
