Hillsdale Recreation Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,043 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.66882, -94.89200
Nearest town Hillsdale, KS

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Blue Camp Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Red Trail and Blue Camp Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftPass Windsurfer Beach.
  11. 450 ftTurn left onto Blue Camp Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Red Trail and Blue Camp Trail, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
  15. 3 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Blue Camp Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:22 PM

Sunset

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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