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Shawnee Mission Park

Clear Creek Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Clear Creek Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It climbs 337 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 1,014 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98595, -94.78264
Nearest town Craig, KS
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Clear Creek Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 767–1,014 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park

Trailhead: 38.98595, -94.78264

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Hills Trail, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Gary L. Haller Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miReach Equestrian Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miBear right onto Gary L. Haller Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Hills Trail, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.9 miSharp left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clear-creek-trail-out-back-bf6e

Trail surface

66% dirt28% paved4% gravel1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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