Southeastern Kansas

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Recommended Routes in Southeastern Kansas - 9

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This bridge across the Cowskin Creek is the location of many family photos.

Swanson Park

3.7 mi 6.0 km • 61' Up 18.54 m Up • 61' Down 18.57 m Down

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raised boardwalk over the wetlands area

Chisholm Creek Park Nature Trail Loop

3.4 mi 5.5 km • 69' Up 21.04 m Up • 68' Down 20.85 m Down

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U.S. Route 50 - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

15.9 mi 25.7 km • 655' Up 199.57 m Up • 634' Down 193.12 m Down

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Running up the trail

Chaplin Nature Center

2.9 mi 4.6 km • 85' Up 25.76 m Up • 85' Down 26.03 m Down

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Just about into the wooded area, trail is pretty flat, but fun.

Knebler Pond Loop

5.0 mi 8.0 km • 142' Up 43.32 m Up • 142' Down 43.18 m Down

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Songbirds were going NUTS in this area. They were very vocal and chatty.

Cheney Lake Main Trail

10.0 mi 16.1 km • 185' Up 56.42 m Up • 185' Down 56.42 m Down

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Some of the hike is in the middle of a prairie grass field, a mix of big and little bluestem grasses.

North Chisholm Creek Park

2.6 mi 4.2 km • 31' Up 9.45 m Up • 31' Down 9.32 m Down

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one of the things for kids to play on around this hike

Trail of Two Cities

8.2 mi 13.1 km • 52' Up 15.72 m Up • 50' Down 15.3 m Down

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Linear Path

Lakeside Park and Centennial Lake Paths

5.6 mi 9.0 km • 42' Up 12.73 m Up • 42' Down 12.73 m Down

Southeastern Kansas Hiking

448 Miles 722 Kilometers of Trail
9 Recommended Routes
233 Easy Trails
88 Intermediate Trails
9 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Southeastern Kansas

Badger Creek at Fall River

Cheney State Park

Cottonwood Falls

Cross Timbers State Park

Fall River State Park

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Trails in Southeastern Kansas - 321

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14.2 mi 22.8 km #1Elk River Trail Intermediate Independence, KS	Intermediate	Independence, KS	18
4.7 mi 7.5 km #2H Trail Easy Goddard, KS	Easy	Goddard, KS	2
7.1 mi 11.5 km #3Southwind Rail Trail Easy Iola, KS	Easy	Iola, KS	2
0.7 mi 1.2 km #4Post Oak Trail Intermediate Fredonia, KS	Intermediate	Fredonia, KS	2
54.5 mi 87.6 km #5Prairie Spirit Trail Easy Iola, KS	Easy	Iola, KS	1
2.2 mi 3.6 km #6Hoodoo Loop Trail Intermediate Winfield, KS	Intermediate	Winfield, KS	1
4.8 mi 7.8 km #7Santa Fe Lake - North Trail Intermediate Augusta, KS	Intermediate	Augusta, KS	1
1.9 mi 3.1 km #8River Bottom Intermediate Arkansas City, KS	Intermediate	Arkansas City, KS	1
0.6 mi 0.9 km #9Madison Central Park Path Easy Derby, KS	Easy	Derby, KS	1
4.2 mi 6.7 km #10Meadowlark Trail, South Easy McPherson, KS	Easy	McPherson, KS	1

Photos of Southeastern Kansas - 393

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Scenic overlook

May 19, 2018 near Cottonw…, KS

Running up the trail

Dec 1, 2019 near Arkansa…, KS

This section stays muddy for quite a while.

Mar 2, 2020 near Goddard, KS

This is a great area for birding and wildlife watching

Mar 2, 2020 near Goddard, KS

This is another landmark section of the trail that has eroded extremely bad in the past year from flooding.

Mar 2, 2020 near Goddard, KS

This trail used to be 5+ feet from the edge.

Mar 2, 2020 near Goddard, KS

This is a common location for people to do family pictures, etc.

Mar 2, 2020 near Goddard, KS

I looked at maps from 1887, 1943 and 1956 for the area and this was a road to a homestead!! I'm excited to get a pic of the homestead location now that I know about where it is!!

Mar 3, 2020 near Goddard, KS