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Hillsdale Recreation Area

Hillsdale Lake–Windsurfer Beach, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Hillsdale Lake–Windsurfer Beach, 3 beaches is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Hillsdale Recreation Area near Hillsdale, KS. The route passes Hillsdale Lake and Windsurfer Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 1,014 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blue Camp Trail 38.67363, -94.90453
Nearest town Hillsdale, KS
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Hillsdale Lake–Windsurfer Beach, 3 beaches

1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 39 min

Elevation 945–1,013 ft

Out & Back · Hillsdale Recreation Area

Trailhead: Blue Camp Trail · 38.67363, -94.90453

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

  1. Start on Blue Camp Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Hillsdale Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Windsurfer Beach.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miReach Hillsdale Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 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-windsurfer-beach-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Hikes near Hillsdale, Kansas