2 to 7-Day Bike Tours
Clinton to St. Charles, MO
Self-Guided
Longest Rail Trail in the US
Katy Trail and Rock Island
Ride the nation's longest Rail-to-Trail and let Crossroads Bike Tours do the planning. Katy Trail is an 235-mile crushed limestone trail takes you across Missouri from farm fields to river towns to wine country and ends in Historic St. Charles. You can add the Rock Island Spur to ride 290-miles from Pleasant Hill to St. Charles.
All tours travel West to East, check out our videos below on why this is the best direction. We meet our guests in St. Charles at 8:00am, where you are 15 minutes from St. Louis Airport (STL). We then shuttle you to your starting destination where you begin your ride. If you are driving from the West, you may prefer to park your car and start in Clinton. This will save you over 7 hours of driving. Let us know you want to park in Clinton, and we will adjust the tour accordingly.
All tours are available April through October for individuals to large groups. Late June through August can be hot on the trail, so plan to ride in the early morning.
If our listed dates don't meet your schedule, send an INQUIRY and we will build a bike tour for your specific dates.
* Price for Single: Price for solo cyclist or one person in a room.
Groups of 7 or more, or returning guests: receive 5% discount.
Tours available April - October
We have planned our start dates so you will have most of the restaurants open during your ride. If our listed dates don't meet your schedule, then call our office 314-656-6229 or send an INQUIRY and we will build a tour for your specific dates.
The Katy trail is all crushed limestone surface from end to end. Built on abandoned rail beds this surface is compact but if heavy rains, can be soft. We recommend 28MM width tires or wider.
We start our tours in St. Charles, MO where we pick you up and shuttle you to your start city. If you are driving from the West then you might want to start in Clinton, MO. Park your car in Clinton and ride the trail. Then spend the night in St. Charles the last day of your tour before being shuttled back to Clinton at 8:00am the following Day
Our shuttle picks up at 8:00am in St. Charles for all Self-guided tours. We pick up in the large city lot behind Country Inn and Suites, 1190 S. Main St., St. Charles. Park near the white gazebo because that is where we will have the shuttle van and trailer in the morning. The St. Louis airport (STL) is a 10-minute Uber ride from Country Inn in St. Charles and the pick-up point.
Our Self-guided tours include your accommodations at great providers, shuttle to the starting city, GPS mapping and voice directions, electronic itinerary with restaurants recommendations and e-charging locations, themed t-shirt and patch.
You can also add luggage shuttle, bike rentals (hybrid, gravel and e-bike) and extra hotel nights before or after your tour.
The trails are open all year, however the water is turned on at trailheads April through October. We find the best time to ride is Mid-May to Mid-June and Mid-September through Mid-October.
The Rock Island Spur is a 48-mile crushed limestone path from Pleasant Hill to Windsor. You can add this to the Katy Trail to make a 290-mile tour.
The Rock Island State Park is being developed and probably will be another 3-5 years before more of the trail is developed. From the KC Royals Stadium to Pleasant Hill is not developed fully. You have 12 miles riding on roads. Our tour starts in Pleasant Hill which is the developed trail.
Eventually, the Rock Island will run from the Stadium Complex to Beaufort which is 16 miles from Washington MO. The hope that the Rock Island and Katy will connect at Windsor and again at Washington/Dutzow. Stay tuned for more...
Cancellation Policy
Deposits of 50% of tour and 100% of all “Extras” are due at the time of tour reservation.
Balances are due 60 days before the tour – your tour can be cancelled if balance is not paid on time
If you give notice of cancellation before the tour:
Written notice by e-mail to [email protected] no later than the above deadlines to apply proper credit to your account.
We highly recommend trip insurance. We have seen many reasons people need to cancel due to accident, illness, family members having illness, jury or military duty, fire and pregnancy. All of these are covered with our trip insurance which you will have the option to purchase at checkout or you can purchase your own trip insurance or check your homeowners’ or credit card policy.
Check out our Katy Trail testimonials
Want to ride the Katy trail with a group of strangers that you will call friends at the end of the week? Join us for a great Guided tour of the Katy trail for 6 days from Clinton to St. Charles.
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