Kansas trails · Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail
Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail
A 5.5-mile network in Kansas, with 130 ft of climbing. Reaches Kill Creek Pond South and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 3.6 and mile 5.5. It gives back about 273 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Kill Creek Pond South (lake)
- Kill Creek Park Lake (lake)
- Kill Creek Pond North (lake)
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Getting there
Kill Creek Equestrian Trail Trailhead — parking nearby. About 26 min drive (11 mi) from Olathe. 38.91951, -94.96950 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:01 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:43 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 5.5-mile route takes roughly 2 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:33 a.m. — 9 h 10 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Outer Hank — 0.7 mi
- Cross Country Running Trail — 3.8 mi
- Emerald Loop — 4.0 mi
- Indigo Loop — 4.2 mi