Primary ride leader: Jamie Bagley, 859-229-4713 Additional ride leaders: Mike Bagley 859-621-3259
Distance: Ride distances will vary each day and will range from 25 miles to 63 miles per day:
Saturday (optional) - 25 miles
Sunday - 36 miles
Monday - 51 miles
Tuesday - 52 miles
Wednesday - 44 miles
Thursday - 63 miles
Pace: All Comers Ride
Terrain: 1 - Mostly Flat, This is a crushed limestone rail trail
Entirely on trail - no map or cue sheet required
The ride will have regrouping
Ride will be held rain or shine
Restroom facilities are available at the starting location
There will be a store stop
Overall Difficulty:
Moderate - due to the crushed limestone ride surface and 5+ straight days of riding. Riders will need to be self sufficient on the trail, as there will be little access to bike shops, etc. SAG services will provided for a fee. Food and lodging will be your responsibility.
Details:
This is a multi-day ride on the MKT (Katy) Trail. The Katy trail is a crushed limestone trail that follows the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad line along the Missouri River.
We will start in St. Charles, with an optional ride to Machens (the eastern-most trailhead) on Saturday - 25 miles
On Sunday, we will pay to take a shuttle to Clinton, MO and will ride to Sedalia, MO - 36 miles
On Monday, we will ride to Rocheport, MO - 51 miles
On Tuesday, we will ride to Jefferson City, MO - 52 miles
On Wednesday, we will ride to Hermann, MO - 44 miles
On Thursday, we will ride to St. Charles, MO - 63 miles
Links:
No maps or cue sheets will be provided. There is information online at http://www.bikekatytrail.com/