Next video: 3 guys go shopping for bike 🚲 fenders. 🙃

23:36 I'm the DNR employee in the backhoe. Glad you guys had a safe trip.

I too have ridden sections but not the whole trail. Cool place.

When we rode the KATY we made sure we had fenders on our bikes. This makes the wet trail sand stay off most of the working parts of the bike. I made sure my front fender had a large mud flap. Even on a dry trail, fenders keep dust down. I know fenders are hard to find but both of my TREK touring bikes have fenders which stay on year-round. Have fun but be prepared!

i ride the eastern end of the KATY a lot, it runs by within 3 miles of my house. did the whole trail in 2019, and planning to ride it again this fall. your video was really great, can't tell you how much i enjoyed watching it. the video really captures the essence of the trail, your narration was perfect. THANKS!!!

wonderful

Thanks for the video, it helps to know what to expect. Maybe this old man will get up there sometime. It is about a 6 hour drive in the car. I think I would rather ride there somehow. Maybe I will be able this spring to pry myself away and go do it.😀

Super awesome video. The Katy is on my list of trails I want to conquer. Trying to get my health back and get back to nature again. Thanks for sharing this peaceful video, truly serene

Great video. The Katy Trail is on my to do list.

Rode the Rock Island and Katy last year starting in KC. After a summer of drought, it rained three inches on day one. Not a real problem since the trail was partially paved and only about 10 miles of limestone. day two was awful - waaaaay too soft to ride 60 miles to Windsor. Our host that night said the Katy would be better the next morning - not so. It was horrible too all the way to Sedalia. After that it firmed up significantly all the way to Boonville. We considered getting off trail and using roads but that would have been very hilly.

A really cool place to stop for the night is Boonville. Boonville Luxury Lodging. Staying in an authentic 1880 Victorian Manor And French inspired Le Cottage. Relax in the gardens by the fire pit or sit in the parlor enjoying amazing cocktails and craft beers 🍺 and appetizers as part of your stay experience

Great video but fenders "Mud Guards" will make your wet/dirty ride so much easier. I have ridden on the C&O canal quite a few times and on one ride it rained for a couple of days but the mud was everyday. My fenders did their job while my partner suffered one maintenance issue to another almost every other hour, yes all caused by the dirt/mud in his drive-train and he also lost one of his disc brake! He's a hard core weight weinie so totally ignored me. His mechanical problems added about 2 hours our ride everyday. I've been using fenders since the late 1960's and they do work.

Thanks for the review. Ive got this on my list for the next year or so to do.

Looks awesome! It's on my bucket list.

Excellent!

Great video!! Thanks!

Really enjoyed this video! I now I have a new addition to my dream list! Thanks!

Nice video. Great overview.

Well done!

Can't wait to hit this trail !!!

When I first saw the listing for your video, I thought "Oh no! 35 minutes! Another badly shot video full of wobbly shots, way too long selfie segments, etc." but wow! I sure was wrong. The pacing of your edits was perfect and so was the relaxing music. I felt like I was riding with you, feeling the cool air, smelling the trees and river, feeling sweaty and grubby, etc. Wonderful! I live a 3 hour car drive from St. Charles. The Katy has been calling my name for a while. Thanks to your video, it's shouting now!

This trail is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing your trip.

Looks like fun.

Nice Video. Thanks for sharing.

sweet!

Loved this video!

Riding it again 6/18-6/20 East to West. Thx. Gorgeous video!

I loved the Green Tunnels along the Katy. It's a great ride! Nice video, thanks.

Beautiful trail. Great video. Thank you for sharing your adventure. I just subscribed. 🚴‍♂️👍

This trail is in my bucket list. I'm gonna ride it sooner or later, but better sooner. Great job with the video. 👍🙂

That looks like an awesome trail guys. I've pinned it as a bucket ride. Great ride :)

Despite the rain, it looks like fun was had by all. Thanks for sharing another adventure with us. Hope the shoulder is healing up nicely. Lets ride again sometime soon!

Very, very good video!

Another awesome video Nathan.I really enjoy the history lesson you put in all of your videos. I just recently purchased a gravel bike (Cannondale TopStone 1). I would love to do this ride. I was wanting to see the clean up job you had to do on the bikes afterwards. lol.

Great Video, i am using it as a research tool for my own trip. Thanks👊

I love your interspersed history of the trail and sites along it it really added to the video

Thanks for the video! I'll be riding the Katy in June. I really hope the weather is better than what you had.

What a fun bike ride.. On my short list.. hopefully in the fall.. liked the Daniel Boone info... You can’t catch a break with the Weather.. Pedal On !!

Thanks so much for posting this! I'm hoping to cycle the opposite direction of y'all, and about 6 months later - should be interesting to see how the foliage has changed from your trip.

I just found your channel. This was lovely, well, until you showed the thing-that-shall-not-be-named in the road, but yeah! Great trip and video!! I can’t wait for summer rides!! I want to ride all the RT’s in the nation! 😊😅❤

Stumbled upon this video, and it brought back great memories. My wife and I have ridden the Katy twice now, and enjoyed it both times immensely! We didn't camp, but "credit card toured" both times, and the places we stayed were almost as interesting as the trail itself. Cannot recommend it enough for anyone considering it. Likewise, the C&O/GAP trail from Pittsburgh to D.C is amazing. Nice video!

Going to do this tomorrow morning from Michigan, one last video about it before leaving!

Great vid Iv done the Katy 5 times

👋👋olá, sou do Brasil, ótimo trabalho! Adorei! 👋👋from Brazil South America..great Job! I Love It

I've ridden parts of the Katy trail, never the whole trail, when I got my gravel bike in fall 2016 the riding was much more pleasant. When I used my touring bike the fenders did help keep the grit out of the drive train. Don't forget to stop for dinner @ Murry's in Columbia, MO

Glad you got to see a lot of buntings (I was thinking that perhaps you would not because it rained so much on your trip). The buntings and the gold finches the trail animals my wife and I love the most.

Truly excellent video! I’m 80 minutes by car from the middle sections of the trail and must congratulate you on capturing the trail experience MUCH better than most videographers. My favorite section is Portland (where Holzhauser’s is) and the miles to either side of it. You apparently got hit with rain and didn’t get to appreciate it - that Portland river access picture was as waterlogged as I’ve ever seen. So if you give it another go you have something to look forward to. Also, stop in at the Peers store at midday and you can talk to some of the Katy Land Trust folks. Again, thanks for a GREAT video.

Thanks! Great info! Katy Trail is one of my 2022 trips. This year is GAP/C&O and Ohio to Erie.

There's a southern state where the motorcycle rides without a helmet, and bicycle WITH helmet. This makes me feel normal.

Wonderful video. Great information. Not enough images of the cameraman. I mean this as a pure compliment - - I would love to ride with you guys sometime.

Greetings from germany. The trail looks really beautiful. When the whole Corona pandemic is over, i'm thinking very hard about going on a tour through part of the USA. I thought from Chicago to Dallas. You have a really beautiful country. ❤

I love your videos! And this one is personal to me, as I live in WashMO, right across the Big Muddy/Missouri River. I've lived close to the Katy Trail for almost 20 years.. I LOVE THE KATY! I was hoping you would stop to see the McBaine Burr Oak Tree, near Columbia. It is the largest Burr Oak tree in Missouri, AND it is tied with another in Kentucky for the title of the national champion (largest) of the specie, Quercus macrocarpa. It's near mile 170, McBaine, approximately 0.2 miles from the Katy Trail, to the south, 100 yards or so from the trail. Almost 400 years old, its trunk is 287 inches in circumference, 90 ft. tall, with a 130-foot spread. It has some cool stories from over the years, and last October, it was struck by lightening... but it has made a triumphant comeback! Maybe next time... thank you for showcasing The Katy Trail.

A scenic tour of Kudzu.

That’s one wet trip, don’t know if I’m up for that much precipitation

The last part of the trail food and water can be scarce to come by on Sunday. So be sure to pack lots of high energy food and drink to get through.

Good video. As a Kentucky guy, you should know that SOME say Daniel Boone is still in Missouri: Those same folks say that the Kentucky folks were given bad info (on purpose) when they came to take he and his wife home to Kentucky.

The Katy C&O the gap and a few other rail trails are the best rides a bike packer or even a backpacker could ever do I would say the C&O and Katy are the top two I would suggest. The most lonely is the trans America route adventure cycling put out on their list. I have never done that ride but friends of mine has if you love solitude it's for you if you are a people person maybe not so much. I want to some day do the great divide trail mtn bike gravel and single track and pavement the whole way.

Enjoyed the video. Going to do the Pedaler's Jamboree at the end of May 2022. Starts in Columbia and ends in Booneville for the night then back to Columbia the next day. Will be a nice sample of the Katy trail. Would like to know what kind of tents you guys used and were there plenty of places to stop and eat or did you have to pack food also?

thanks for the great video, what size tires did you use and or recommend ?

I really enjoyed the video. I think I would like to ride it myself. What was the cost of the shuttle.

Wonderful trail. Wonderful video. Such pleasant music and narration. Can you share details of which music sources you use? It’s perfect. Thank you.

Great video. Thinking about tacking this trail sometime soon. From west to east, any estimate on average miles per hour? Is the trail such that you can push, or do you need to take it slow due to trail conditions, walkers or wildlife? Thanks

Great video. question - do they have water at the trail heads?

What size tires were you running? Great vid!

Great video! What time of year? Any links to strava for your ride. I plan on doing this.

You do a wonderful job of videoing and narrating. I want to do the Katy. What is your video/audio setup? What software do you use for editing?

What device did you use for the video recordings?

I have been wanting to do some bike packing , I have been puzzled because most bike packers that I have seen doing videos don’t have fenders why not?

Please stop posting these videos Nathan as they might well cost me money. :). This video makes me want to buy or build a bike that is set up for this type of trail riding. Another great one Sir and in truth thanks so much and my compliments for your efforts in creating and showcasing these excellent adventures.

Looks like a road bike on 28mm tires woud be fine? Or maybe the next size up?

What brand is your water bottle handle bar unit?

I have a Trek Marlin 7 with wider tires, and a gravel bike with 40cc tires...which would you take? It will probably be a July trip, so a little drier than you guys experienced.

What was the shuttle charge?

DO you have favorite phone mount for handlebar?

Can you camp along the trail?

Man your seat is way high. Its about a foot above your frame.

nothing personal, but there's nothing I hate more than when people don't say at least what kind of bike they are using.

Yo! Really good, very well put together and loved the background music choices as well, many thanks for sharing ✌️🚴🏿‍♀️🎸🙏