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Prairie State Park

Prairie State Park–Coyote Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Prairie State Park–Coyote Trail, 5 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Prairie State Park near Fuller, KS. The route reaches Prairie State Park. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly grass. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi860 – 978 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coyote Trail 37.53127, -94.57411
Nearest town Fuller, KS
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Prairie State Park–Coyote Trail, 5 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 860–978 ft

Out & Back · Prairie State Park

Trailhead: Coyote Trail · 37.53127, -94.57411

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Coyote Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto White Connector 1, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Drovers Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto White Connector 2, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Sandstone Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miReach Prairie State Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto White Connector 3, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Sandstone Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.4 miBear left onto White Connector 2, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftTurn right onto Drovers Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1 miTurn left onto White Connector 1, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Drovers Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Drovers Trail and Coyote Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miPass Prairie State Park.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Nature Center Interpretive Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drovers Trail and Coyote Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Coyote Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.8 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-state-park-coyote-trail-out-back-5-sights-13-km

Trail surface

100% grass

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:20 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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