Cross Creek Park

The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cross Creek Park near Lenexa, KS. The route reaches The Great Sycamore at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 935 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Creek Trail 38.91999, -94.70037
Nearest town Lenexa, KS

Directions

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The Great Sycamore via Indian Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 908–935 ft

Out & Back · Cross Creek Park

Trailhead: Indian Creek Trail · 38.91999, -94.70037

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miReach The Great Sycamore, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 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

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead