Kansas trails · Manhattan River Trails
Manhattan River Trails
A 5.2-mile network in Kansas, with 32 ft of climbing. Reaches Sand Lake.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 5.2 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sand Lake (lake)
Getting there
Manhattan River Trails junction. About 1 h 11 min drive (58 mi) from Topeka. 39.18528, -96.53526 · 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 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.2-mile route takes roughly 1 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:30 a.m. — 9 h 18 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Linear Trail — 3.4 mi
- Carnahan West Trail — 12.0 mi
- Tank trail — 12.6 mi
- Eagle Ridge Trail — 20.3 mi