Indian Creek Greenway

Indian Creek Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Indian Creek Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Indian Creek Greenway near Lackmans, KS. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,083 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Creek Trail 38.88554, -94.77550
Nearest town Lackmans, KS

Directions

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Indian Creek Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 985–1,081 ft

Out & Back · Indian Creek Greenway

Trailhead: Indian Creek Trail · 38.88554, -94.77550

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 361 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

54% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 361 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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