Kansas trails · Lake Scott Trail
Lake Scott Trail
A 7.1-mile network in Kansas, with 110 ft of climbing. Reaches Scott County State Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 2.4 and mile 4.7. It gives back about 231 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Scott County State Lake (lake)
- Lake Scott (lake)
- Barrel Springs Trout Pond (lake)
Getting there
Lake Scott Trail junction. 38.69184, -100.92437 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:25 a.m., the sun rises at 7:51 a.m. and sets at 7:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:33 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.1-mile route takes roughly 2 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:31 a.m. — 8 h 35 min before sunset.