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Olathe Prairie Center

Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 41 min

Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Olathe Prairie Center near Clare, KS. The route passes Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point and Prairie Center Pond. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,043 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87649, -94.89019
Nearest town Clare, KS
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Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond

1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 41 min

Elevation 916–1,045 ft

Out & Back · Olathe Prairie Center

Trailhead: 38.87649, -94.89019

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point.
  3. 0.4 miPass Prairie Center Pond.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftReach Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miArrive 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/cedar-niles-park-sunset-point-prairie-center-pond-out-back-3-lakes-3-km

Trail surface

52% gravel48% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.

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