Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 3 beaches
3.9 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 3 beaches is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. The route passes Shawnee Mission Park Beach, Argentine Limestone Outcrop and Shawnee Mission Lake. It climbs 324 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 3 beaches
3.9 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 809–989 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park
Trailhead: 38.97663, -94.80917
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 74°F / low 67° · precip 42% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Shawnee Mission Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Argentine Limestone Outcrop.
- 50 ftPass Shawnee Mission Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto Red Valleys, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Shawnee Mission Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 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 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Shawnee Mission Park Beach–Connector, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Shawnee Mission Park Beach–Connector, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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