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Kansas trails · Linear Trail

Linear Trail

A 6.2-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 21 ft of climbing. Reaches Sand Lake.

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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

1,005 – 1,025 ft123456

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.2 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Linear Trail

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

Reaches

Getting there

Linear Trail access — parking nearby. About 1 h 09 min drive (58 mi) from Topeka. 39.16609, -96.59438 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 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 12:09 p.m. — 6 h 40 min before sunset.

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