Indian Creek Greenway

Indian Creek Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Indian Creek Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Indian Creek Greenway near Lackmans, KS. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,083 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89832, -94.76538
Nearest town Lackmans, KS

Directions

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Indian Creek Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 972–1,081 ft

Out & Back · Indian Creek Greenway

Trailhead: 38.89832, -94.76538

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

Transit-accessible: bus stop stop 747 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 3.2 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: bus stop stop 747 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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