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Kill Creek Park

Eddy Loop & Kill Creek Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Eddy Loop & Kill Creek Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Kill Creek Park near Gardner, KS. It climbs 410 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi817 – 951 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kill Creek Trail 38.87063, -94.94983
Nearest town Gardner, KS
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Eddy Loop & Kill Creek Trail

12.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 817–953 ft

Out & Back · Kill Creek Park

Trailhead: Kill Creek Trail · 38.87063, -94.94983

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 on Kill Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 3.9 miSharp left onto Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miSharp right onto Eddy Loop, heading N.
  4. 1.2 miReach Kill Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miSharp left onto Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.2 miSharp right onto Kill Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 3.8 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/eddy-loop-kill-creek-trail-out-back-20-km-0906

Trail surface

61% paved39% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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

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