Discover the Katy Trail, Day 2 - Missouri River Communities Network bikes the Katy

Missouri River Communities Network has a group of four cyclists riding the Katy Trail September 30th through October 7th as part of their "Discover the Katy Trail" project.

Schedule - click for larger image

The group is meeting with community members, business owners, and community leaders, talking about the Katy Trail, the Missouri River, and what communities along the trail can do to work together.

Click the image on the right to see the group's full itinerary and schedule.

MoBikeFed Executive Director Brent Hugh joined the group in Clinton, Missouri, Sunday for the ride kickoff:

Day 2: Windsor to Sedalia

KTMaC meeting at Hawthorn Bank in Windsor

From Farrington Park’s sunrise, we made our way back into town, to the Hawthorn Bank, where members and interested Katy Trail business people joined us for a Katy Trail Merchants and Communities meeting.  We recieved excellent feedback and were able to share our interest in making information about Katy Trail towns more accessible to riders.

We ate well at the Wagon Wheel Cafe in downtown Windsor – the turtle cream pie would give us the energy for the next section of trail!

Cub Scouts at the Bike Maintenance Workshop at Champion Bicycles

As we entered Sedalia, backyards full of art, the high school building, and the Sedalia Fairgrounds line the edge of trail.  The Katy

Steve from Champion Bicycles teaching us about on trail bike repair

Depot welcomes us to its fair city.  A group of Cub Scouts learned bike maintenance with us at the Champion Bicycles workshop we scheduled with Steve Champion, and we all enjoyed the Katy Depot Museum tour afterwards with Kathleen. 

The first part of the group's schedule:

Free EVENTS for EVERYONE:

Start!! Clinton – Sunday, September 30th

3:00pm Trailhead kickoff event with special guest Brent Hugh, Director of the Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation, music and local booze.
Brent will discuss the growing MO bicycle movement and possible new spur trails into Kansas City.

~35 miles to Sedalia – Monday, October 1st
4:00pm Champion Bicycles trail maintenance workshop (in the Katy Depot), followed by a Katy Depot Museum tour at 5:30pm

~35 miles to Boonville – Tuesday, October 2nd
4:00pm walking tour of the Old Thespian Hall and Historic Jail with the Friend’s of Historic Boonville – meet at Coopers Oak winery!
5:30pm return to Coopers Oak Winery for an award winning wine tasting with an MRCN Katy Trail presentation.

~13 miles to Rocheport – Wednesday, October 3rd
6:30pm Briggs Pond BnB local foods dinner with MO River Communities Network Katy Trail presentation
rsvp for dinner in advance and be entered in a raffle for a night at Briggs Pond Bed n Breakfast!  you may pay now via PayPal, or pay (in cash only please) the night of the event.

Complete schedule & itinerary.