Kansas trails · Prairie Fire Loop
Prairie Fire Loop
A 3.0-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 185 ft of climbing. Reaches Barbara's Knoll.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 67% of the ascent, between mile 2.0 and mile 3.0. It gives back about 160 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Barbara's Knoll (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:54 a.m. and sets at 7:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:25 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.1-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:20 a.m. — 10 h 38 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Davis Trail + Prairie Fire Loop + Scenic Overlook Trail — 7.6 mi loop, 435 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Scenic Overlook Trail — 0.0 mi
- Kanza Heritage Trail — 14.4 mi