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Elk River Hiking Trail

Local route23 km · 14 miBest Mar–May, Oct–Nov

Next nearby hike: Gayfeather Trail 75 mi · 120 kmExplore Kansas →

Kansas, United States of AmericaEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov · highs 14–25 °C (57–77 °F)

  1. J7°-3°35
  2. F10°-1°44
  3. M16°4°81
  4. A21°10°105
  5. M25°15°160
  6. J30°20°159
  7. J33°23°91
  8. A32°22°91
  9. S28°18°107
  10. O21°11°103
  11. N14°5°66
  12. D8°-1°51

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
23 km · 14 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
18 km W of Independence (Montgomery County, Kansas) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Oct–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Kansas
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
37.2668, -95.8486
Route start
37.2679, -95.9007
OpenStreetMap
relation 17802534
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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