Kansas trails · Manhattan River Trails
Manhattan River Trails
A 4.8-mile network in Kansas, with 27 ft of climbing. Reaches Sand Lake.
Length
4.8 mi
Elevation gain
27 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+18 ft
Shape
network
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 6.3 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 4.8-mile route takes roughly 1 h 47 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:41 a.m. — 11 h 18 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Manhattan River Trails — 0.8 mi loop, 34 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Linear Trail — 2.5 mi
- Tank trail — 11.7 mi
- Carnahan West Trail — 11.8 mi
- Eagle Ridge Trail — 19.5 mi