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Shawnee Mission Park

Equestrian Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Equestrian Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It climbs 256 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,014 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.98360, -94.78229
Nearest town Craig, KS
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Equestrian Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 935–1,014 ft

Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park

Trailhead: 38.98360, -94.78229

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.6 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 SE.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftArrive 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/equestrian-trail-out-back-8-km-dee5

Trail surface

91% dirt9% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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