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Indian Creek Greenway

Indian Creek Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Indian Creek Trail is a 13.6-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 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90292, -94.73958
Nearest town Lackmans, KS
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Indian Creek Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 938–1,081 ft

Out & Back · Indian Creek Greenway

Trailhead: 38.90292, -94.73958

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading W.
  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 NW.
  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. 0.2 miTurn left, 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-22-km-1782

Trail surface

64% paved36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.5 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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