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Kansas trails · Perry Lake Trail

Perry Lake Trail

A 10.8-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 142 ft of climbing. Reaches Perry Lake.

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Length
10.8 mi
Elevation gain
142 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
23%
Steepest mile
+136 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.2 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

903 – 1,045 ft12345678910

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 701 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Perry Lake Trail

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

Reaches

Getting there

Perry Lake Trail access. About 41 min drive (29 mi) from Topeka. 39.23313, -95.39473 · 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 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.5-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:37 p.m. — 3 h 07 min before sunset.

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