Kansas trails · Santa Fe Lake North Trail
Santa Fe Lake North Trail
A 1.8-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 36 ft of climbing. Reaches Santa Fe Lake.
Length
1.8 mi
Elevation gain
36 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
6%
Steepest mile
+35 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Horses
no
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Santa Fe Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:30 a.m., the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:18 a.m. — 11 h 41 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Santa Fe Lake North Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 63 ft gain
- Santa Fe Lake North Trail — 3.3 mi loop, 34 ft gain