Nature Trail via Equestrian Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Nature Trail via Equestrian Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nature Trail via Equestrian Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 898–1,003 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park
Trailhead: 38.98206, -94.78805
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 67° · precip 42% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Equestrian Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft
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- Equestrian Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Cross Country Running Trails via Equestrian Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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