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Oakridge Farm Park

Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 8 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 8 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Oakridge Farm Park near Craig, KS. The route passes Shawnee Mission Park Beach, Shawnee Mission Lake and Argentine Limestone Outcrop. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 965 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.97630, -94.80441
Nearest town Craig, KS
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Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 8 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 768–966 ft

Out & Back · Oakridge Farm Park

Trailhead: 38.97630, -94.80441

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miPass Shawnee Mission Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Shawnee Mission Lake.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto South Shore Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto South Shore West Loop, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miPass Argentine Limestone Outcrop.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Hills Trail, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Gary L. Haller Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miBear left onto Clear Creek Trail, heading N.
  21. 300 ftReach Shawnee Mission Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 300 ftBear right onto Gary L. Haller Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Hills Trail, heading S.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Shore Trail, heading S.
  35. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.5 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/shawnee-mission-lake-argentine-limestone-outcrop-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

45% dirt22% paved18% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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