Burr Oak Big Tree – Torbett Spring loop from Rocheport

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Burr Oak Big Tree – Torbett Spring loop from Rocheport

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Burr Oak Big Tree – Torbett Spring loop from Rocheport

03:00

47.6km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.37 km

Storage bunker

Highlight • Monument

Just west of Rocheport, the Katy Trail passes a fascinating relic of railroad history: a stone-faced bunker built into the limestone bluffs. Constructed in the early 1900s, this structure served …

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4.89 km

The Manitou Bluffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

Just a few miles east of Rocheport, Missouri, on the Katy Trail, you will find soaring white cliffs consisting of limestone formed at the bottom of a shallow sea about …

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8.72 km

Lewis & Clark Expedition Campsite June 6, 1804

Highlight • Historical Site

The Lewis and Clark expedition camped near this site on June 6, 1804

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21.0 km

Providence Access

Nature Reserve

23.9 km

Stop near mile marker 163 on the Katy Trail to see Boathenge—a circle of upright fiberglass boats arranged like Stonehenge on the Missouri River floodplain. Built in the 1990s, it’s easy to spot near Cooper’s Landing.

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23.9 km

Katy Trail Along the Missouri River

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail is mostly flat, making it perfect for biking, walking, and running. About half of the trail follows the Missouri River, offering stunning views of towering limestone bluffs and the wide river.

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33.9 km

Hindman Junction at the intersect of the Katy and MKT trails

Highlight • Trail

From Hindman Junction you can cycle 94.6 miles to the western terminus of the Katy Trail in Clinton, Missouri, and 143.1 miles to the eastern terminus of the Katy Trail …

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35.5 km

Burr Oak Big Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

Just off the Katy Trail near McBaine stands the McBaine Bur Oak, affectionately known as the Burr Oak Big Tree. Estimated to be between 350 and 400 years old, this …

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41.3 km

Torbett Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the morning of June 7, 1804, the Lewis and Clarke expedition visited this spring, noting that it flowed directly out of the base of a limestone cliff.

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47.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.7 km

500 m

401 m

Surfaces

46.7 km

477 m