Little Mill Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 59 min

Little Mill Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Lenexa, KS. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,001 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97838, -94.73306
Nearest town Lenexa, KS

Directions

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Little Mill Creek Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 59 min

Elevation 916–999 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 38.97838, -94.73306

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

Transit-accessible: stop 797 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Little Mill Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Little Mill Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

42% paved58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:46 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 797 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead