Overall- meh, not sure why its so hyped.

Sedalia is a really nice tourist town.
Hermann is another really nice tourist town.
The Amtrak ride is impressively easy. Simple as rolling the bikes on then off. Really impressed with Amtrak's setup.

Hermann's city campground is in a huge park. Nice park. Terrible showers. Tents are next to the main truck route in town. Just be aware so you know going into it.

Cooper's Landing in Easley us...unique. had a band and 75 people mulling around. 25 camped.
40% were over 50, 20% were Mizzou students, a handful of cyclists, and the rest were neo-hippie/transient stoner.
There is a Thai family who comes there everyday to make thai food which is cool since you are in the middle of nowhere on the river. Decent food. Cheap beer was nice.


The trail is in brutal condition. Its 3mi of perfect, then a washout. 3mi of perfect then a washout. Repeat that for the entire day. From Jefferson City westbound it was significantlynbetter condition.

35mm or 32mm tires are plenty, though larger wont hurt.

Ridong east is downhill overall...though its mostly flat since its in a river valley.

Stock up on snacks and water when you can. Its long between towns at times.

Besides the rock cliffs, i coulda stayed home and gotten the same sights. Plus ridden paved trails.

Overall it was a fun few day adventure, but more because of company i was with.