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Cedar Niles Park

Billy Goat Trail–Cedar Niles Park Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Billy Goat Trail–Cedar Niles Park Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Cedar Niles Park near Olathe, KS. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 955 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91250, -94.87378
Nearest town Olathe, KS
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Billy Goat Trail–Cedar Niles Park Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 851–956 ft

Out & Back · Cedar Niles Park

Trailhead: 38.91250, -94.87378

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Cedar Niles Park Trail, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear left onto Scape Goat Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Billy Goat Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Goat Trail, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Columbine Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Columbine Connector, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Cedar Niles Park Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Ringneck Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Niles Park Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Cedar Niles Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ringneck Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Niles Park Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Columbine Connector, heading NW.
  19. 500 ftContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left onto Billy Goat Trail, heading N.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Columbine Trail, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Goat Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Scape Goat Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear right onto Cedar Niles Park Trail, heading E.
  25. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/billy-goat-trail-out-back

Trail surface

60% paved36% dirt3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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