Running across the middle of Missouri, along the state's namesake river, you'll find the Katy Trail. It's the width of a single-lane highway, as flat as a griddle, and impossibly straight—or maybe it ...

Ahead of a key anniversary, Missouri's sprawling 240-mile Katy Trail has earned national praise. The Katy Trail landed at No. 4 on USA TODAY's recent list of the 10 best recreational trails in the U.S ...

When flooding hit the region in 2019, one amenity greatly affected was the Katy Trail. Portions of the Midwest section were wiped out. So, staff with the Katy Trail State Park went after federal ...

Long sections of unused railroad rights of way all over the country have been converted into rural avenues for hiking and biking, and one of the longest and oldest is also one of the most scenic — the ...

This story was updated on 1/2/2020 to make clear the Katy Trail is the nation's longest "rails to trails" site. Planning a trip to the nation's longest "rails to trails" this weekend? The Missouri ...

Good times roll when the tunes are cranked up, kayaks are strapped to the car's roof and bikes are fastened tight to a rack in the back. It all adds up to a fine road trip, especially when the ...

THE KATY TRAIL ICE HOUSE opened three years ago, and has since become one of the highest-revenue bars in Dallas. Its location -- abutting the Katy Trail, a 3.5-mile concrete path atop an old railroad ...

HERMANN, Mo. -- The 19th-century German settlers who saw visions of the Rhineland in the rolling Missouri hills likely didn't anticipate the more modern voyagers who flock to these parts: ...