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Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Forest Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Forest Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge near Trading Post, KS. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 807 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Trail 38.24068, -94.63996
Nearest town Trading Post, KS
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Forest Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 779–808 ft

Out & Back · Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: Forest Trail · 38.24068, -94.63996

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

  1. Start on Forest Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.7 miReach Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 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/forest-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:00 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:20 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.

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