Indian Creek Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Indian Creek Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Olathe, KS. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Indian Creek Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 995–1,081 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Indian Creek Trail South · 38.85090, -94.79015
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Indian Creek Trail South, heading N.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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