Kansas trails · Heritage Trail
Heritage Trail
A 5.6-mile network in Kansas, with 77 ft of climbing. Reaches Blackbob Park Pond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 1.9 and mile 3.7. It gives back about 77 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blackbob Park Pond (lake)
- Heritage Lake (lake)
Getting there
Heritage Trail junction — parking nearby. About 17 min drive (8 mi) from Olathe. 38.83643, -94.74809 · 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 5.6-mile route takes roughly 2 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:33 a.m. — 9 h 09 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Tomahawk Creek Trail — 2.6 mi
- Indian Creek Trail — 6.2 mi
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail — 6.4 mi
- South Shore East Loop — 9.9 mi