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Fort Leavenworth

Merritt Lake

2.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 48 min

Merritt Lake is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Fort Leavenworth near Leavenworth, KS. The route reaches Merritt Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi824 – 886 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.34486, -94.93101
Nearest town Leavenworth, KS
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Merritt Lake

2.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 48 min

Elevation 823–887 ft

Out & Back · Fort Leavenworth

Trailhead: 39.34486, -94.93101

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 350 ftReach Merritt Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/merritt-lake-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Leavenworth, Kansas