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Gary from St. Charles on 8/16/2010 9:08:28 PM:
just moved to the area and would like to take a ride to Machens , I noticed a parking lot north of the 370 bridge , would this be the spot to park for this section of the trail ? and how far does it go northeast of there ? the maps I see online only show the trail running to I-70 .

 
ERinSTL from Saint Louis, MO on 8/17/2010 1:09:17 AM:
I can't give you a definitive answer because I haven't actually tried it, but I'm pretty sure the sanctioned Katy Trail ends at the historic St Charles riverfront.

Another ride you could try, though, is a two-ferries ride. Head for the Golden Eagle Ferry, which crosses the Mississippi River into Calhoun County, IL. Then put together some country roads to either the Grafton Ferry or the Brussels Ferry across the Illinois River. Calhoun County will throw some hills at you -- much more than you'd get on the Katy, of course -- but it's a really nice peaceful ride. And Grafton has some good restaurants if you need a meal stop before heading back. (There's also a restaurant at the Illinois side of the Golden Eagle Ferry, frequented mostly by boaters, but good for a simple meal.)

I haven't done this ride in years (literally), so you might want to get more current info from an area bike shop.

 
Anonymous on 8/17/2010 7:31:17 PM:
I know the parking lot of which you speak and this would be fine but the trail is not finished here yet. It is past due to be completed and I have asked a couple of times if anyone can give a progress update but no-one has answered yet.I beliveve the last update was something I read this past winter about it being done by this summer. It is not, but, you can actually go to Machens and ride back toward Saint Charles I just don't know how far.

 
Rhona Lococo from St Charles on 8/18/2010 12:20:17 PM:
The trail ends at Blanchette Landing ---- it is abou

 
Rhona Lococo from St Charles on 8/18/2010 12:32:15 PM:
ooppppp ----- hit the wrong key ----- let me try again ---the Katy Trail goes to Blanchette Landing ----about 2 miles from Frontier Park ------- there is a parking lot there and rest rooms ----- the Trail then goes to DuSable Park about a mile from there then to Machens is completed in spots but not totally complete ---- there is river flooding problems along that stretch ----the corp of engineering is working on it