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Kansas trails · Carnahan West Trail

Carnahan West Trail

A 4.3-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 135 ft of climbing.

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Length
4.3 mi
Elevation gain
135 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
24%
Steepest mile
+135 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.6 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Unpaved
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

1,078 – 1,213 ft1234

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 1.4 and mile 2.8. It gives back about 288 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Carnahan West Trail

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

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Getting there

Carnahan West Trail access. About 2 h 02 min drive (80 mi, 2 of them unpaved) from Topeka. 39.33530, -96.64886 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.5-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:53 a.m. — 7 h 56 min before sunset.

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