Wildest hikes in Kansas
The highest Ambleway Wildness scores in the catalog: the routes that stay farthest from roads, industry, and development.
These are the 25 wildest hikes Ambleway has measured in Kansas, from 78% wild at the top of the board to 54% wild at the bottom. They run from 1.0 to 9.1 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail, gaining 371 ft. They lie across 7 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- Main Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 78% wild
- Forest Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 73% wild
- Hillsdale Lake via Hidden Springs Nature Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 65% wild
- Red Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 63% wild
- Windsurfer Beach & Blue Camp Trail Loop 4 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 63% wild
- Red Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 62% wild
- Hillsdale Lake–Windsurfer Beach Loop, 3 beaches 5.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 62% wild
- Hillsdale Lake–Windsurfer Beach, 3 beaches 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 61% wild
- Hillsdale Lake & Red Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 61% wild
- Red Oak Falls Trail & Ringneck Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 60% wild
- Cedar Niles Park Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 60% wild
- Deer Trace Golf Course Large Pond & East 2350th Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 60% wild
- Valencia 3.7 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 58% wild
- Hillsdale Lake & Windsurfer Beach via Red Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 58% wild
- Prairie Center Pond 2.2 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 58% wild
- Cedar Niles Park Sunset Point & Prairie Center Pond 1.9 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 58% wild
- Kill Creek Lake–Swim Beach, 3 beaches 9.1 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 57% wild
- Kill Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 57% wild
- Billy Goat Trail–Cedar Niles Park Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 56% wild
- East 2350th Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 55% wild
- Hunt Loop Loop via Salt Creek Valley Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 55% wild
- Hancock Hill via Salt Creek Valley Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 54% wild
- Hunt Loop & Salt Creek Valley Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 54% wild
- Wyandotte County Lake & Mason's First 1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 54% wild
- Hancock Hill & Salt Creek Valley Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 54% wild