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Westgate Park

The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 41 min

The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Westgate Park near Morse, KS. The route reaches The Great Sycamore at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,079 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87928, -94.75837
Nearest town Morse, KS
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The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 924–1,078 ft

Out & Back · Westgate Park

Trailhead: 38.87928, -94.75837

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miReach The Great Sycamore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Eastbrooke Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftArrive 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/the-great-sycamore-out-back-21-km

Trail surface

60% paved40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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