Kansas trails · Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
A 22.1-mile section of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail in Kansas, with 219 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 1,203 miles. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 27.0 and mile 40.6. It gives back about 277 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
CONESTOGA — parking nearby, restroom, water. 37.20102, -101.71963 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:43 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.1-mile route takes roughly 8 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:33 p.m. — 4 h 43 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail + Point Of Rocks Loop + Companion — 5.9 mi loop, 259 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Companion — 0.0 mi
- Cimarron River Trail — 4.5 mi
- East Turkey — 7.1 mi