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This is really the first opportunity to see the lake if you're starting at the bottom of the trail...which I don't recommend. I would do this thing as a downhill, but i'm not sure if it's supposed to be directional. All the signs indicate it's uphill.
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Huge rock right beside the trail!
There's a lot of really cool rock formations as you get higher up The Esse's Trail
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Andy Cramb
Feb 29, 2020 near Independence, KS
“This is really the first opportunity to see the lake if you're starting at the bottom of the trail...which I don't recommend. I would do this thing as a downhill, but i'm not sure if it's supposed to be directional. All the signs indicate it's uphill.”  

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This is really the first opportunity to see the lake if you're starting at the bottom of the trail...which I don't recommend. I would do this thing as a downhill, but i'm not sure if it's supposed to be directional. All the signs indicate it's uphill.
There's a lot of really cool rock formations as you get higher up The Esse's Trail
I don't think I've ever run across a trashcan along a trail in the woods...people are definitely using though! Who dumps this thing?!? :D
very cool rock overhang big enough to sit underneath!
This is the second armadillo I've come across today! In the end, there will be four. No deer. No nothing else. Just armadillos. :D
most of the lake views are inhibited by trees. There's better lake views on the Table Mound trail at the end of this trail.
There's a lot of climbing on the Esse's Trail, be prepared
Huge rock right beside the trail!
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Esse's Trail

0.9 mi 1.5 km
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Independence, KS