Kansas trails · Blue Camp Trail
Blue Camp Trail
A 7.1-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 93 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.4. It gives back about 242 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Blue Camp Trail junction. About 24 min drive (12 mi) from Paola. 38.67943, -94.89505 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.2-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:47 p.m. — 5 h 55 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Miola Lake - West Trail — 6.6 mi
- Miola Lake - South Trail — 7.2 mi
- Heritage Trail — 13.4 mi
- Tomahawk Creek Trail — 15.9 mi