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Olathe Prairie Center

Prairie Center Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 50 min

Prairie Center Pond is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Olathe Prairie Center near Clare, KS. The route reaches Prairie Center Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 1,037 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Center Trailhead 38.88299, -94.89037
Nearest town Clare, KS
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Prairie Center Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 50 min

Elevation 916–1,036 ft

Out & Back · Olathe Prairie Center

Trailhead: Prairie Center Trailhead · 38.88299, -94.89037

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miPass Prairie Center Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach Prairie Center Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miArrive 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/prairie-center-pond-out-back

Trail surface

61% grass39% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Clare, Kansas