Kansas trails · Tank trail
Tank trail
A 2.2-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 209 ft of climbing. Reaches Rodney Hill and other summit destinations.
Length
2.2 mi
Elevation gain
209 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
12%
Steepest mile
+138 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Gravel
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 56% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.7.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Rodney Hill (summit)
- Packers Hill (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:27 a.m., the sun rises at 6:54 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.4-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:44 a.m. — 11 h 15 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Eagle Ridge Trail — 8.6 mi
- Linear Trail — 9.2 mi
- Manhattan River Trails — 11.7 mi
- Carnahan West Trail — 17.6 mi