Kansas trails · Emerald Loop
Emerald Loop
A 3.0-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 78 ft of climbing. Reaches Sunflower Park Lake.
Length
3.0 mi
Elevation gain
78 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+74 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Horses
no
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sunflower Park Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:20 a.m., the sun rises at 6:47 a.m. and sets at 7:52 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 6.0-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:06 a.m. — 10 h 46 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Rose Loop — 0.1 mi
- Charcoal Loop — 0.2 mi
- Indigo Loop — 0.2 mi
- Cross Country Running Trail — 0.5 mi