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Westgate Park

Indian Creek Trail

16 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Indian Creek Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Westgate Park near Lackmans, KS. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,083 ft17.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91173, -94.72357
Nearest town Lackmans, KS
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Indian Creek Trail

16 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 924–1,081 ft

Out & Back · Westgate Park

Trailhead: 38.91173, -94.72357

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

Transit-accessible: stop 113 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 3.2 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading E.
  32. 350 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  35. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 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-26-km-7827

Trail surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~168 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 113 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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