Kansas trails · Companion
Companion
A 18.2-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 169 ft of climbing. Reaches Point of Rocks. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 6.1 and mile 12.2. It gives back about 222 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Point of Rocks (viewpoint)
Getting there
CONESTOGA — parking nearby, restroom, water. 37.20102, -101.71963 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:43 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 36.5-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 41 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail + Point Of Rocks Loop + Companion — 5.9 mi loop, 259 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail — 0.0 mi
- Cimarron River Trail — 4.5 mi
- East Turkey — 7.1 mi