Nature Trail & South Shore East Loop via Equestrian Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Nature Trail & South Shore East Loop via Equestrian Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. It climbs 490 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Nature Trail & South Shore East Loop via Equestrian Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 880–1,003 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park
Trailhead: South Shore Trail East Trailhead · 38.98073, -94.78921
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Shore East Loop, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Shore East Loop, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach South Shore East Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto South Shore East Loop, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto South Shore East Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 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 3.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from South Shore Trail East Trailhead Trailhead
- Shawnee Mission Lake–Shawnee Mission Park Beach, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Equestrian Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Equestrian Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Equestrian Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Equestrian Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 303 ft
- Equestrian Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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