Kansas trails · Red Valleys
Red Valleys
A 4.7-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 134 ft of climbing. Managed by Johnson County Park and Recreation District.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 3.1 and mile 4.7. It gives back about 239 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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Getting there
Equestrian Trail (Oakridge Farm Park) access — restroom. About 26 min drive (14 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Olathe. 38.99373, -94.81359 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.3-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:02 a.m. — 7 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mayhem + Red Valleys — 6.5 mi loop, 528 ft gain
Nearby trails
- South Shore East Loop — 1.6 mi
- Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park) — 1.6 mi
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail — 5.3 mi
- Rimrock Trail — 5.5 mi