Hillsdale Lake & Red Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Hillsdale Lake & Red Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Hillsdale Recreation Area near Hillsdale, KS. The route reaches Hillsdale Lake. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hillsdale Lake & Red Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 876–1,050 ft
Out & Back · Hillsdale Recreation Area
Trailhead: Red Trail · 38.65789, -94.89690
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Hillsdale Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Connector, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Camp Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
- 3.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:02 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:22 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:48 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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