Appaloosa Equestrian Trail–Bull Creek Loop, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Appaloosa Equestrian Trail–Bull Creek Loop, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Big Bull Creek Park near Edgerton, KS. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Appaloosa Equestrian Trail–Bull Creek Loop, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 943–1,014 ft
Out & Back · Big Bull Creek Park
Trailhead: 38.75782, -94.99959
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 76°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Horseshoe Loop, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Quarry Loop, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Bull Creek Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Copperhead Connector, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Coyote Run, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Appaloosa Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Horseshoe Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Coyote Run, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Copperhead Connector, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bull Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Quarry Loop, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Horseshoe Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- American Equestrian Trails–Arabian Equestrian Trail, 7 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Bull Creek Loop–Horseshoe Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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