Kansas trails · White Trail
White Trail
A 10.7-mile out-and-back in Kansas, with 84 ft of climbing.
Length
10.7 mi
Elevation gain
84 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
14%
Steepest mile
+64 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
yes
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 326 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
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 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 7:53 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:21 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.4-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:49 p.m. — 5 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Blue Trail + White Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 196 ft gain
- White Trail + Blue Trail + Connector — 0.8 mi loop, 102 ft gain
- White Trail + Blue Trail + Connector — 1.2 mi loop, 132 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Blue Trail — 0.0 mi
- Yellow Trail — 4.3 mi
- Perry Lake Trail — 17.0 mi
- Cross Country Running Trail — 20.9 mi