Kansas trails · Prairie Trails
Prairie Trails
A 5.6-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 141 ft of climbing.
Length
5.6 mi
Elevation gain
141 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
17%
Steepest mile
+130 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 333 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:00 a.m. and sets at 8:04 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:31 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.1-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:16 a.m. — 8 h 48 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Horsethief Canyon Trails — 1.1 mi