Kansas trails · Bridle Trail
Bridle Trail
A 10.1-mile network in Kansas, with 227 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.1. It gives back about 1,255 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:19 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.1-mile route takes roughly 3 h 52 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:38 a.m. — 9 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Bridal Trail Alternate + Bridle Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 321 ft gain
- Bridle Trail + Very Steep + Connector — 4.7 mi loop, 815 ft gain
- Bridle Trail + Trail 14 + Lakeside — 3.5 mi loop, 656 ft gain
Nearby trails
- 357 Loop — 1.0 mi
- Rimrock Trail — 7.3 mi
- Red Valleys — 12.8 mi
- South Shore East Loop — 13.5 mi