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.
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)
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Getting there
Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park) access — parking nearby. About 27 min drive (12 mi) from Olathe. 38.97485, -94.79709 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:42 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:09 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 15 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 9:37 a.m. — 9 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- South Shore East Loop — 4.2 mi loop, 255 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Equestrian Trail (Shawnee Mission Park) — 0.0 mi
- Red Valleys — 1.6 mi
- Gary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek Trail — 4.0 mi
- Indian Creek Trail — 6.2 mi