Lake Olathe & Lake Olathe Beach Loop
1.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 37 min
Lake Olathe & Lake Olathe Beach Loop is a 1.6-mile loop in Lake Olathe near Clare, KS. The route passes Lake Olathe, Lake Olathe Beach and Lake Olathe Beach. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Olathe & Lake Olathe Beach Loop
1.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 37 min
Elevation 939–1,049 ft
Loop · Lake Olathe
Trailhead: 38.87364, -94.86972
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Lake Olathe.
- 50 ftPass Lake Olathe Beach.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Olathe Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Lake Olathe, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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