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Anonymous on 7/16/2009 12:58:25 PM:
hi there folks out in katy trail land.

have read numerous times that there is a slight incline from i think sedialia to boonville. is this correct and how bad is it. i will be in sedalia the weekend of the 24ththrou---till my g'son gets beat in the little league allstars. i plan on riding to clinton from sedalia and back as well as to booneville and back. so was just wonderin what to expect on the boonville side. any help, please, and thanx.

 
Brad from St Louis on 7/16/2009 1:35:25 PM:
Here is link to the website elevation map:

[url]http://www.bikekatytrail.com/elevations.asp[/url]

The Katy is an old railroad bed and it's flat. It's not what you would call hilly. But it is noticeable. As I recall it slowed me down a couple mph.

 
Trek on 7/16/2009 2:05:15 PM:
Click on the Milage Chart link above. Below the milage chart is a link for an elevation chart. It should give you a pretty good idea of the elevation along the trail.

 
MLH from Overland Park, KS on 7/16/2009 2:43:23 PM:
I rode from clifton city to Booneville and back last weekend and the elevation changes seemed so gradual to me I couldn't always tell if I was going uphill, downhill or level. At no point would the bike coast without slowing down in either direction (34mm tires at 90#). It seems like the slight downhill from approximately the I-70 bridge down into Booneville was the most pronounced. Then again, there may have been delerium at work here.

 
Jim on 7/16/2009 4:44:46 PM:
If your bike will coast without slowing down the last 4 - 5 miles West of Pilot Grove, you need to patent that sucker. :)

 
Anonymous on 7/16/2009 5:27:36 PM:
thanx loads everone. i have rode the katy on the eastern end numerous times, and a few miles from sedalia east, but nuttin to brag about. i knew there was some elevations changes, just didn't know how much. thanx for the inffo on the milage and elevations chart. lookin forward to next weeekend. gettin some katy time.