Swim Beach–Kill Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Swim Beach–Kill Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Kill Creek Streamway Park near Clearview City, KS. The route reaches Swim Beach. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Swim Beach–Kill Creek Trail, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 821–953 ft
Out & Back · Kill Creek Streamway Park
Trailhead: Kill Creek Trail · 38.92050, -94.98141
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start on Kill Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Outer Hank, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Swim Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kill Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 3.9 miReach Swim Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.9 miTurn right onto Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Outer Hank, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Kill Creek Trail, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Kill Creek Trail Trailhead
- Swim Beach–Kill Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Eddy Loop & Outer Hank via Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail & Outer Hank 2.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Prairie Observation Deck–Swim Beach, 3 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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