PAMPERED Pedalers is offering a Katy Trail - Limited Ragtime Edition 2027 Tour.  This follows our historical route heading west from St Charles and ending in Clinton, MO on Day 6.  Sedalia’s annual Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival will highlight the tour, where will dedicate an off day on Day 5 to three stage offerings of ragtime music throughout the day.

The tour is broken into five full riding days and has been designed for optimal mileage.  Daily start and end points allow for upgraded accommodations while continuing the tradition of overnights in charming towns with carefully curated meals highlighting local flavors.

The tour ends midday on Day 6 in Clinton, MO, proceeded by a shuttle of you and your bike back to St. Charles (or you may leave your car in Sedalia for a per-ride shuttle on Day 0).  The package price also includes the first night (Day 0) accommodation in the tour price.

We anticipate this one-off Katy Trail Limited Edition Tour to fill quickly, the first five signups will be given priority for downtown rooms in Sedalia for the last two nights of the tour, other riders will be accommodated at a hotel nearby and outside of the central business district.  We strongly suggest you register well in advance in order to secure your slot. Ride pricing include a ticket for the main evening concert at the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival. 

Overnight:  St Charles

St Charles Host Hotel

Hampton Inn - St Charles-St Louis, MO

Rider Check-In: 2.30 – 4pm

Free long-term parking in either St Charles or Sedalia.

Alternatively, if you like to end the riding week and have access to your car earlier, we will offer a shuttle (bike, bags and rider) from Sedalia to St Charles from 11:00 am on Day 0. 

Miles: 45

Overnight:  Washington

Starting day 1, our journey departs early from St. Charles. Cycling 45 miles west to Treloar, we’ll pass Defiance, famed for Daniel Boone’s wise judgments beneath the Judgment Tree. In Treloar, a shuttle awaits to transport riders to our dinner and overnight accommodation in Washington.

Miles: 47

Overnight:  Jefferson City

The Day 2 leg is a brisk 47-mile pedal to Tebbets.  From there we shuttle to our overnight stay in Jefferson City, the charming capitol of Missouri.

Miles: 47

Overnight:  Columbia

Wednesday the tour will spin another 47 miles from Tebbets to Rocheport, or you may opt to ride into the city of Columbia via the M-K-T Fitness Trail.  In order to properly accommodate the Ragtime Special Edition tour we will shuttle 15 min from Rocheport to the home of the Mizzou Tigers \ Columbia, MO for the night. Who knows, we may just take a campus tour. 

Miles: 50

Overnight:  Sedalia

On Day 4 the group pedals 50 miles through Boonville and ends in Sedalia. In Boonville we will invite you for a second breakfast at a trail side coffee haunt. In Sedalia we’ll dine together on the eve of our off day taking in the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival.

Overnight:  Sedalia

The Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival has been in existence since 1974.  The festival capsizes three full days of music, which kicks off in the mornings and goes throughout the day.   Its spread over three stages all within walking distance.  All daytime gigs are non-ticketed and free.  Take your pick of whom to see, you cannot go wrong as all of the musicians are top shelf dedicated artists.  We’ll have our final meal together and proceed to the main evening concert on Saturday. Hotel shuttles we will be available throughout the day.

Miles: 36

The final stretch, Friday, rolls 35 miles to Clinton to the conclusion of the ride.  We encourage riders to end the ride by noon.  Once you finish the ride, we will provide an option to freshen up and change clothes & shoes, as well as a light lunch. Riders will then be shuttled back to St Charles and typically we arrive around 4pm.The Day 6 hotel is not included in the tour package, allowing you to escape St Louis traffic on Sunday evening.