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Kansas trails · Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park)

Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park)

A 4.0-mile network in Kansas, with 180 ft of climbing.

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Length
4.0 mi
Elevation gain
180 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
18%
Steepest mile
+180 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
network
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no
Horses
yes

Elevation profile

820 – 1,016 ft123

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 256 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park)

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

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).

Getting there

Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park) access — parking nearby. About 27 min drive (12 mi) from Olathe. 38.97485, -94.79709 · 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 4.0-mile route takes roughly 1 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:01 a.m. — 9 h 41 min before sunset.

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