About hiking in Douglas County

Douglas County, Kansas has 42 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 112 miles, an average of 2.7 miles each. The longest is Blue Trail, at 52.6 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Douglas County are like

By length, 22 are under a mile, 18 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is George Latham Trail, at 4.0 miles.

Of the 13 with a difficulty rating, 12 easy and 1 moderate. Of the 42 with measured elevation, Blue Trail climbs the most, about 5,199 ft, and 2 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 42 hiking trails, longest first

Blue TrailHikeMTB52.6 mi Yellow TrailHike7.3 mi Orange TrailHike4.8 mi Lawrence LoopHikeMTB4.4 mi Haskell Cross Country CourseHike4.3 mi walking route indian hills 23rd streetHike4.1 mi George Latham TrailHike4.0 mi Sports Pavilion Lawrence TrailsHike2.6 mi Diagonal TrailHike2.5 mi Smokehouse TrailHike1.9 mi Fitch Nature TrailHike1.8 mi Mink Creek TrailHike1.7 mi DeVictor Park TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Red LoopHike1.5 mi Burroughs Creek TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Rock Chalk Park TrailsHike1.4 mi Riverfront North Park TrailHike1.4 mi Purple RouteHike1.2 mi Prairie Park TrailHike1.1 mi Red TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi White RouteHike0.8 mi Haskell Rail-TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Lowland TrailHike0.7 mi Roth TrailHike0.7 mi North TrailHike0.7 mi Brook Creek Outer LoopHike0.7 mi Yellow RouteHike0.6 mi Burcham Park TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi McGrew Nature Preserve TrailHike0.6 mi DeVictor Park Nature TrailHike0.5 mi Boardwalk TrailHike0.5 mi Haskell Medicine WheelHike0.5 mi Backwoods TrailHike0.4 mi Nature's Way TrailHike0.3 mi Skills LoopHikeMTB0.3 mi Red RouteHike0.2 mi Sanders Mound TrailHike0.2 mi East 642nd RoadHike0.1 mi Brook Creek ConnectorsHike0.1 mi Brook Creek ConnectorHike0.1 mi Trailhead AccessHikeMTB0.1 mi East 642 RoadHike0.1 mi

← All Douglas County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.