Kansas trails · Blue Trail
Blue Trail
A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 79 ft of climbing.
Length
6.7 mi
Elevation gain
79 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+79 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Horses
no
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 7:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:21 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.3-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 01 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:50 a.m. — 8 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Blue Trail + White Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 196 ft gain
- White Trail + Blue Trail + Connector — 0.8 mi loop, 102 ft gain
- White Trail + Blue Trail + Connector — 1.2 mi loop, 132 ft gain
Nearby trails
- White Trail — 0.0 mi
- Yellow Trail — 4.3 mi
- Perry Lake Trail — 17.0 mi
- Cross Country Running Trail — 20.9 mi