State Coordinator
Harold Draper
600 West 114th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64114
816-872-8878
hmdraper@discoverytrail.org
General Overview of Trail
Missouri, the Show Me State, was first claimed by the French explorer La Salle for France in 1682. The United States acquired the land in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase, and in 1812 Congress formed most of what had been called Upper Louisiana into the Missouri Territory. Lewis and Clark began their historic expedition where the Missouri River empties into the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis. The ADT follows their route along the Missouri River from St. Charles to Boonville on the Katy Trail.
The route of the ADT from Boonville to Kansas City follows the Katy Trail and Rock Island Trail from Boonville through Sedalia, Post Oak, Pleasant Hill, and into Kansas City.
Detailed Trail Description
The trail is divided into 3 segments totaling 343 miles.
St. Louis to St. Charles — 33 miles
St. Charles (Katy Trail) to Boonville — 154 miles
Boonville to Kansas City (Kansas state line) — 166 miles
For more details on the route, click here.
The most up-to-date, detailed trail directions are published in the ADT Data Books.
Events
- Annual Katy Trail Ride – 2019, June 17-21
Parks
- Gateway Arch National Park
- Forest Park
- Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park
- Katy Trail State Park
- Frontier Park
- Klondike Park
- Grand Bluffs Conservation Area and Natural Area
- Tate Island Conservation Area
- Reform Conservation Area
- Hart Creek Conservation Area
- Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area
- Diana Bend Conservation Area
- Bryson’s Hope Conservation Area
- James A. Reid Memorial Wildlife Area
- Swope Park
- Daniel Boone Conservation Area
- Blue River Glades State Natural Area
- Weldon Spring Conservation Area
Affiliated Trails
Points of Interest
- Missouri River–Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
- Blue River
- Jackson County Recreation Areas
External Links
Adjoining Trail States: Kansas – Ohio (Kentucky)