Kansas trails · Rimrock Trail
Rimrock Trail
A 10.2-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 167 ft of climbing.
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
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 869 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:19 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 7:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:19 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.3-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:28 p.m. — 5 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- 357 Loop — 6.7 mi
- Red Valleys — 6.8 mi
- Bridle Trail — 7.3 mi
- South Shore East Loop — 7.9 mi