People Cycling Rides

The Best of the Katy Trail in Mid Missouri.

This is a Approved Ride
Easy
Ride Info
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Ride Leader
Cathryn Clark
Tour Dates
6/7/2026–6/12/2026
Start Location
Columbia, MO
End Location
Columbia, MO
Cost (est.)
$1145 (USD + $100.00 ride fee)
Deposit
$150 (USD
Payment Due
4/1/2026
Avg. Distance
12 mi / 19 km
Avg. Elevation
0 ft / 0 m
Ride Description

OVERVIEW

Come ride with us on the best of the Katy Trail in Mid Missouri. Long ago, Missouri was coined the "Show Me" state, so we want to show you one of the best places  to ride your bike in Missouri. Trailhead visits will include McBaine, Hartsburg, Jefferson City, Rocheport and Boonville. This is designed to be a leisurely ride along the trail, which often parallels the Missouri River. We will start off with lower mileage days and increase the miles over the week. Lewis and Clark traveled over the Missouri River from 1804-1806 during their westward expansion journey. Decades later, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (shortened to The Katy), was built as a way to return east from the Southwest U.S. It operated for 100 years before yielding to more current travel and shipping options of the era. In 1986, the Missouri portion from Sedalia to Machens became available to Missouri State Parks, and thus the trail was born. In fact, in 2025 the Katy Trail celebrated its birthday of 35 years in operation. 

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People Cycling's Ride Rating

People Cycling has four categories for our rides – Easy, Moderate, Difficult, and Challenging. It should be somewhat obvious what these categories mean, but please become familiar with the elevations and distances that define them:

Easy
Easy rides are under 30mi/48km in average distance and 1600ft/500m in average elevation
Moderate
Moderate rides are over the Easy rating but under 50mi/80km and 2460ft/750m
Difficult
Difficult rides are as over the Moderate rating but under 75mi/120km and 3280/1000m
Challenging
Anything over the Difficult rating

NOTE: This is not a strict guideline. There could be rides that have a day or two where the average elevation or distance exceeds the values given above. These anomalies should be outlined in the ride description. It is recommended that you read it carefully.

About People Cycling

People Cycling is a bicycle touring club, which you can join for free. We offer Domestic and International Cycling Tours which are led by volunteer Ride Leaders. Our tours are made up of a small group of participants (typically 15-20 or so) who want to ride an average of 30 to 55 miles a day over a one or two week period in interesting regions of the world. Our tours range in price from frugal getaways to luxurious adventures. We travel road, gravel, or mountain bike styles, and all bicycle types – including e-bikes, recumbents, and tandems are typically allowed.

Our ride leaders are volunteers and do not financially profit on tours they lead. They are also given broad discretion on how to lead their tours, and we consider them our greatest asset.

People Cycling tours are operated at cost or at lower cost (as negotiated by our ride leaders) than individuals can obtain on commercial tours. Within the cost of a tour, there is a nominal fee to support club operations and provide tools to ride leaders to manage their rides.

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