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Kansas trails · Rimrock Trail

Rimrock Trail

A 10.2-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 167 ft of climbing.

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Length
10.2 mi
Elevation gain
167 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
23%
Steepest mile
+143 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

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The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 850 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Rimrock Trail

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

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Rimrock Trail junction. About 21 min drive (15 mi) from Olathe. 39.06715, -94.85269 · 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 20.4-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:10 p.m. — 3 h 32 min before sunset.

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