Equestrian Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Equestrian Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Equestrian Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 918–1,014 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park
Trailhead: 38.97623, -94.78424
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 689 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Red Valleys, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 689 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Equestrian Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Equestrian Trail 3 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Equestrian Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Shawnee Mission Park Beach & Equestrian Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft
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