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Kansas trails · Lake Shawnee Trail

Lake Shawnee Trail

A 7.4-mile loop in Kansas, with 65 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Shawnee.

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Length
7.4 mi
Elevation gain
65 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
8%
Steepest mile
+60 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
loop
Surface
Paved
Bikes
yes
Horses
no

Elevation profile

918 – 1,022 ft1234567

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 7.4 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Lake Shawnee Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Lake Shawnee Trail access. About 10 min drive (5 mi) from Topeka. 39.01492, -95.62542 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:03 a.m., the sun rises at 7:30 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.4-mile route takes roughly 2 h 47 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:17 a.m. — 8 h 28 min before sunset.

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