Windsurfer Beach & Blue Camp Trail Loop
4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Windsurfer Beach & Blue Camp Trail Loop is a 4-mile loop in Hillsdale Recreation Area near Hillsdale, KS. The route reaches Windsurfer Beach. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Windsurfer Beach & Blue Camp Trail Loop
4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 932–1,042 ft
Loop · Hillsdale Recreation Area
Trailhead: 38.66882, -94.89200
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:22 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Blue Camp Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail and Blue Camp Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Windsurfer Beach.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Camp Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Red Trail and Blue Camp Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Camp Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:22 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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