Swim Beach & Outer Hank
2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 43 min
Swim Beach & Outer Hank is a 2-mile out-and-back in Kill Creek Park near Clearview City, KS. The route reaches Swim Beach. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Swim Beach & Outer Hank
2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 43 min
Elevation 821–951 ft
Out & Back · Kill Creek Park
Trailhead: 38.91657, -94.97060
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Swim Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Outer Hank, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Kill Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftReach Swim Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Outer Hank, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Kill Creek Lake–Swim Beach, 3 beaches 3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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