Kansas trails · Linear Trail
Linear Trail
A 6.2-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 21 ft of climbing. Reaches Sand Lake.
Length
6.2 mi
Elevation gain
21 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
7%
Steepest mile
+19 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Compacted
Bikes
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sand Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:26 a.m., the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. and sets at 7:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.3-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:28 a.m. — 8 h 30 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Manhattan River Trails — 2.5 mi
- Tank trail — 9.2 mi
- Carnahan West Trail — 12.2 mi
- Eagle Ridge Trail — 17.1 mi