AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Flint Hills Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Flint Hills Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Osawatomie, KS. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 899 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Flint Hills Nature Trail Osawatomie Trailhead 38.49180, -94.96578
Nearest town Osawatomie, KS
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Flint Hills Trail

4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 851–897 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Flint Hills Nature Trail Osawatomie Trailhead · 38.49180, -94.96578

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Flint Hills Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.8 miReach Flint Hills Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 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/flint-hills-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Osawatomie, Kansas