Westgate Park

The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Westgate Park near Lackmans, KS. The route reaches The Great Sycamore at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,007 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90538, -94.74514
Nearest town Lackmans, KS

Directions

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The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail

4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 924–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Westgate Park

Trailhead: 38.90538, -94.74514

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:19 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Indian Creek Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach The Great Sycamore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 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 surface

84% paved1% boardwalk15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:19 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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