Kansas trails · Lake Scott Trail
Lake Scott Trail
A 6.7-mile network in Kansas, with 110 ft of climbing. Reaches Scott County State Lake and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 2.3 and mile 4.5. It gives back about 261 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)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:44 a.m., the sun rises at 7:11 a.m. and sets at 8:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:42 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.7-mile route takes roughly 2 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:43 a.m. — 10 h 32 min before sunset.