Equestrian Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Equestrian Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Equestrian Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 935–1,014 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park
Trailhead: 38.98502, -94.78097
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 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 S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clear Creek Trail–Equestrian Trail, 4 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Little Mill Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Access Road & Equestrian Trail 5 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Equestrian Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 89 ft
- Equestrian Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 246 ft
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