Kansas trails · Bridle Trail (Wyandotte County Lake Park)
Bridle Trail (Wyandotte County Lake Park)
A 9.6-mile network in Kansas, with 213 ft of climbing. Reaches Wyandotte County Lake.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,259 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wyandotte County Lake (lake)
Getting there
Bridle Trail (Wyandotte County Lake Park) junction. About 32 min drive (20 mi) from Leavenworth. 39.17762, -94.78358 · 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 6:42 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 9.6-mile route takes roughly 3 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:07 a.m. — 7 h 35 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Bridle Trail (Wyandotte County Lake Park) + Very Steep + Connector (Wyandotte County Lake Park) — 4.7 mi loop, 815 ft gain
- Very Steep + Bridle Trail (Wyandotte County Lake Park) + Trail 14 (Wyandotte County Lake Park) — 3.5 mi loop, 655 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Rimrock Trail — 8.4 mi
- Red Valleys — 12.7 mi
- South Shore East Loop — 13.9 mi
- Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park) — 13.9 mi