AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hillsdale Recreation Area

Red Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Red Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Hillsdale Recreation Area near Hillsdale, KS. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 942 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Trail 38.65620, -94.89781
Nearest town Hillsdale, KS
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Red Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 871–942 ft

Out & Back · Hillsdale Recreation Area

Trailhead: Red Trail · 38.65620, -94.89781

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miReach Red Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 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/red-trail-out-back-7-km-5392

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 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

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