Hiking trails near Lawrence, Kansas

61 official trails lie within 25 miles of Lawrence — 172 miles in total, 51 rated easy and 3 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 167 ft; the median trail gains 73 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Rimrock Trail	10.2	167 ft	Hard	24 mi
Perry Lake Trail	10.8	142 ft	Hard	18 mi
White Trail	10.7	84 ft	Hard	7 mi
Yellow Trail	7.3	95 ft	Moderate	5 mi
Blue Trail	6.7	79 ft	Moderate	7 mi
Red Valleys	4.7	134 ft	Moderate	25 mi
Orange Trail	4.8	64 ft	Moderate	5 mi
Columbine Trail	5.6	111 ft	Moderate	22 mi
Great White	2.3	99 ft	Easy	17 mi
Skyline	2.7	120 ft	Easy	17 mi
Emerald Loop	3.0	78 ft	Easy	14 mi
Blackfoot	2.2	93 ft	Easy	17 mi
Dornwood Loop	4.0	61 ft	Easy	20 mi
Indigo Loop	2.5	82 ft	Easy	14 mi
Logan's Run	1.8	119 ft	Easy	18 mi
Outer Hank	2.5	137 ft	Easy	16 mi
American Equestrian Trails	3.2	69 ft	Easy	21 mi
Sports Pavilion Lawrence Trails	2.0	91 ft	Easy	4 mi
Twin Peaks	2.0	89 ft	Easy	18 mi
Copperhead	1.9	48 ft	Easy	19 mi
Mischief	2.6	75 ft	Easy	25 mi
Quarry Loop	2.4	53 ft	Easy	20 mi
Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail	1.8	86 ft	Easy	16 mi
Ringneck Trail	1.8	106 ft	Easy	21 mi

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