Kansas trails · Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail
Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 86 ft of climbing. Reaches Kill Creek Park Lake.
Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
86 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
14%
Steepest mile
+86 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no
Horses
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Kill Creek Park Lake (lake)
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
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 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 25 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:12 a.m. — 11 h 39 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Outer Hank — 0.3 mi
- Cross Country Running Trail — 3.5 mi
- Emerald Loop — 3.7 mi
- Rose Loop — 3.8 mi