Shawnee Mission Park Beach–Connector, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Shawnee Mission Park Beach–Connector, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Shawnee Mission Park near Craig, KS. The route reaches Shawnee Mission Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shawnee Mission Park Beach–Connector, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 878–1,017 ft
Out & Back · Shawnee Mission Park
Trailhead: 38.97663, -94.80917
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Shawnee Mission Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Shore Middle Loop, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto South Shore East Loop, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Shawnee Mission Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto South Shore Middle Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 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 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Shawnee Mission Lake–Argentine Limestone Outcrop, 3 beaches 3.9 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Shawnee Mission Park Beach–Connector, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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