
Dutzow to Augusta - Dutzow, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 36.170 W 090° 59.948
15S E 674230 N 4274602
One of the Katy Trail Trailhead markers to give the hiker/rider a "heads-Up" of what is on the trail ahead of them.
Waymark Code: WMTJVA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2016
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County of marker: Warren County
Location of marker: MO-94, Dutzow trailhead for Katy Trail State Park
Date marker erected: 2000
Marker erected by: Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Marker text:
From Dutzow to Augusta along Katy Trail State Park is 11.4 miles. South from the Dutzow Trailhead, Katy visitors may take a side trip via highways 94 and 47 to the old German town of Washington, four miles one way. The bridge across the Missouri River, however, has no separate bicycle or pedestrian lane. An Amtrak station in Washington offers passenger service west via Jefferson City and Sedalia and east to the St. Louis area.
One of the many wineries in this region is accessible from milepost 73.6. German immigrants brought a tradition of winemaking to this "Rhineland" stretch of the Missouri River, and these hills proved suitable for vineyards. At one time, Missouri ranked second among states in U.S. wine production.
Around milepost 71, look to the right across the river bottom toward Washington. The old rail stop of Nona at milepost 69.6 still has a tin grain elevator and former storefront. Both are on private property.
After three more miles, trail users reach Augusta, which has a heavy German influence like many other lower Missouri River towns. This area has several wineries open to the public. Founded in 1836, Augusta has preserved several storefronts associated with the town's boom of the 1890s, the decade the Katy Railroad arrived. These buildings can be seen from the trailhead, but most of the town lies up the hill, away from the flood-prone Missouri River bottom. The river has shifted away from the town since its founding.