Wyandotte County Lake Park

Wyandotte County Lake & Mason's First

1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 22 min

Wyandotte County Lake & Mason's First is a 1-mile out-and-back in Wyandotte County Lake Park near Pomeroy, KS. The route reaches Wyandotte County Lake. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 935 ft1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shelter 11 Connector 39.16762, -94.76849
Nearest town Pomeroy, KS

Directions

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Wyandotte County Lake & Mason's First

1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 22 min

Elevation 835–936 ft

Out & Back · Wyandotte County Lake Park

Trailhead: Shelter 11 Connector · 39.16762, -94.76849

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Shelter 11 Connector, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Mason's First, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shelter 11 Connector, heading W.
  4. 150 ftPass Wyandotte County Lake.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Boy Scout, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Connector, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Boy Scout, heading W.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftBear right onto Boy Scout, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mason's First, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Wy Co Lake Park Road, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Wyandotte County Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Mason's First, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Boy Scout, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Connector, heading E.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Boy Scout, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftSharp right onto Connector, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Boy Scout, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Shelter 11 Connector, heading E.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mason's First, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Shelter 11 Connector, heading N.
  22. 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

3% gravel97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 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 7:48 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead