Kansas trails · South Shore East Loop
South Shore East Loop
A 2.8-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 82 ft of climbing. Reaches Shawnee Mission Lake.
Length
2.8 mi
Elevation gain
82 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+69 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.8 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Shawnee Mission Lake (lake)
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 8:18 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 10 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:56 a.m. — 10 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- South Shore East Loop — 4.2 mi loop, 255 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Equestrian Trail — 0.6 mi
- Red Valleys — 1.1 mi
- Rimrock Trail — 7.9 mi
- Kill Creek Park Equestrian Trail — 10.8 mi