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Blue Trail (Clinton State Park)

A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 79 ft of climbing.

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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

885 – 961 ft123456

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.7 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Blue Trail (Clinton State Park)

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

White Trail (Clinton State Park) access. About 13 min drive (6 mi) from Lawrence. 38.94281, -95.34660 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:02 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 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 12:30 p.m. — 6 h 14 min before sunset.

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