Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay
3.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Craig, KS. The route passes Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay before reaching Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay
3.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 900–1,028 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.96418, -94.79526
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay.
- 0.3 miReach Sunset Pond at Turlte Bay, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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