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Olathe Prairie Center

Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond

2.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 52 min

Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Olathe Prairie Center near Clare, KS. The route passes Prairie Center Pond before reaching Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,043 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.88324, -94.90671
Nearest town Clare, KS
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Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond

2.3 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 52 min

Elevation 916–1,045 ft

Out & Back · Olathe Prairie Center

Trailhead: 38.88324, -94.90671

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miPass Prairie Center Pond.
  5. 0.5 miReach Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 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/cedar-niles-park-sunset-point-prairie-center-pond-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

58% grass42% gravel

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Clare, Kansas