Kansas trails · Shunga Trail
Shunga Trail
A 9.2-mile network in Kansas, with 72 ft of climbing. Reaches Hidden Valley Lake.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 9.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hidden Valley Lake (lake)
Getting there
Shunga Trail junction. About 2 min drive (1 mi) from Topeka. 39.02448, -95.69697 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.2-mile route takes roughly 3 h 28 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:58 a.m. — 7 h 47 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Orville Rice Nature Trail + Shunga Trail — 2.9 mi loop, 75 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Lake Shawnee Trail — 3.9 mi
- White Trail (Clinton State Park) — 19.7 mi
- Blue Trail (Clinton State Park) — 19.7 mi
- Perry Lake Trail — 21.7 mi