Shawnee Mission Park

Equestrian Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Equestrian Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It climbs 419 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,014 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98206, -94.78805
Nearest town Craig, KS

Directions

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Equestrian Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 898–1,014 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park

Trailhead: 38.98206, -94.78805

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miSharp right onto Red Valleys, heading W.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  7. 2.5 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 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 surface

94% dirt6% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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