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Wyandotte County Lake Park

Wyandotte County Lake via Bridle Trail

3 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Wyandotte County Lake via Bridle Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Wyandotte County Lake Park near Pomeroy, KS. The route reaches Wyandotte County Lake. It climbs 320 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 984 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wyco West Trails Trailhead 39.17315, -94.77517
Nearest town Pomeroy, KS
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Wyandotte County Lake via Bridle Trail

3 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 757–984 ft

Out & Back · Wyandotte County Lake Park

Trailhead: Wyco West Trails Trailhead · 39.17315, -94.77517

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trail 14, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Wyandotte County Lake.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto Bridle Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miReach Wyandotte County Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto Trail 14, heading E.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wyandotte-county-lake-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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