Three days along the Missouri River, from a frontier salt spring and the Rocheport bluff to Hermann and Augusta wine country, with the Katy Trail under your wheels.
Road times come from OpenStreetMap routing and include no live traffic, closures or ferry waits. Time on site, Essential or Optional and arrival times are our own planning estimates from a 9:00 a.m. start at the first stop of each day; each stop’s hours and prices are as printed on the page we link, read October 30, 2026, and may have changed.
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone’s Lick State Historic Site Site of an early-1800s salt-making spring with picnic tables and a short steep trail; hours and fee not stated on the page. More | 9:00 a.m. | 45 min (Optional) | Start of day |
| 2 | Rocheport Trailhead and Les Bourgeois Vineyards Katy Trail access at mile marker 178.3, with parking at a bluff-top winery. The trail is open sunrise to sunset; the tasting room is open every day April through November and wines run $9 to $25 as printed. More | 10:22 a.m. | 2 h 45 min (Essential) | 37 min, 24.2 mi |
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Stone Hill Winery and Cellar Tours Winery Mon to Thu 10 to 5, Fri and Sat 10 to 5:30, Sun 11 to 4; free daily guided cellar tours; the restaurant is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Tasting prices not stated. More | 9:00 a.m. | 2 h 15 min (Essential) | Start of day |
| 4 | McKittrick Trailhead Katy Trail access at mile marker 100.8 just outside Hermann with bike rental nearby; restrooms and water are off November to March. More | 11:24 a.m. | 1 h 00 min (Optional) | 9 min, 4.1 mi |
| # | Stop | Arrive (estimate) | Time and role (estimate) | Road from previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Augusta Trailhead and Mount Pleasant Estates Trail access at mile marker 66.3 beside Augusta’s oldest winery, founded 1859, open daily 11 to 5; the winery asks you to check for early closings for events. More | 9:00 a.m. | 2 h 15 min (Essential) | Start of day |
| 6 | Matson Trailhead Katy Trail access near Defiance at mile marker 60.6 with two nearby wineries listed on the state page. More | 11:28 a.m. | 45 min (Optional) | 13 min, 6.8 mi |
Map of This Trip
6 of 6 stops are pinned, numbered in plan order and coloured by day. Pins come from the park’s or operator’s page or an OpenStreetMap point; they are not verified entrances or parking areas.
If It Rains or a Stop Is Closed
Stone Hill’s cellar tours and restaurant are indoors, and the winery tasting rooms are too. Flooding can close trail sections, so check the Katy Trail advisories the state page names.
November to March the trail’s water is off and restrooms closed, and the Les Bourgeois tasting room is printed as open April through November only. Boone’s Lick has no hours on its page.
What We Could Not Verify
- Time on site, Essential or Optional, and arrival times: these are our planning estimates, not figures from the operators.
- Opening hours against our arrival times: where a stop’s hours are not in our data we did not check the plan against them.
- Road times with traffic, construction or ferry waits: the routing has none.
- Exact entrances and parking: pins are approximate.
- Prices and hours that a page did not print are marked as not listed; call ahead.
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Questions People Ask
How long is the drive on this trip?
About 59 min of driving between stops across 3 days, by OpenStreetMap routing with no live traffic.
What is closed or seasonal on this trip?
November to March the trail’s water is off and restrooms closed, and the Les Bourgeois tasting room is printed as open April through November only. Boone’s Lick has no hours on its page.
When were the hours and prices read?
On October 30, 2026, from the official pages linked under Sources. Hours and prices change, so check each page before you go.
Sources
- Missouri State Parks: Katy Trail State Park
- Missouri State Parks: Rocheport Trailhead
- Missouri State Parks: McKittrick Trailhead
- Missouri State Parks: Augusta Trailhead
- Missouri State Parks: Matson Trailhead
- Missouri Wine: Les Bourgeois Vineyards
- Stone Hill Winery
- Mount Pleasant Estates
- OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM)
Checked October 30, 2026 by It’s Missouri. Cite this page: It’s Missouri (https://itsmissouri.com/visit/katy-trail-and-wine-country-weekend/), checked October 30, 2026. Free to quote with a link.