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Indian Creek Greenway

Indian Creek Trail

13 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Indian Creek Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Indian Creek Greenway near Lackmans, KS. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi938 – 1,083 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89999, -94.74255
Nearest town Lackmans, KS
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Indian Creek Trail

13 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 939–1,081 ft

Out & Back · Indian Creek Greenway

Trailhead: 38.89999, -94.74255

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 3.2 miBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading E.
  31. 400 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/indian-creek-trail-out-back-21-km-2a60

Trail surface

63% paved37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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