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Hillsdale Recreation Area

Hillsdale Lake via Hidden Springs Nature Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Hillsdale Lake via Hidden Springs Nature Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Hillsdale Recreation Area near Hillsdale, KS. The route reaches Hillsdale Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 991 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.64702, -94.91842
Nearest town Hillsdale, KS
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Hillsdale Lake via Hidden Springs Nature Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 921–991 ft

Out & Back · Hillsdale Recreation Area

Trailhead: 38.64702, -94.91842

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miPass Hillsdale Lake.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Hidden Springs Nature Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miReach Hillsdale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 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/hillsdale-lake-out-back

Trail surface

63% gravel14% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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