About hiking in Shawnee County

Shawnee County, Kansas has 35 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 35.6 miles, an average of 1.0 mile each. The longest is Dornwood Loop, at 4.5 miles.

What the hiking trails in Shawnee County are like

By length, 23 are under a mile and 12 run 1 to 5 miles. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Sunrise Loop, at 1.0 mile.

Of the 28 with a difficulty rating, 28 easy. Of the 35 with measured elevation, Kaw River Red Trail climbs the most, about 375 ft.

All 35 hiking trails, longest first

Dornwood LoopHikeMTB4.5 mi Deer Creek TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Kaw River Red TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Soldier Creek TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Orville Rice Nature TrailHike1.7 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Shawnee North Nature TrailHike1.5 mi North Summit LoopHikeMTB1.4 mi Clarion Woods TrailHike1.4 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Green TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Sunrise LoopHikeMTB1.0 mi Tower TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Post Creek Ridge TrailHike0.8 mi Blue Heron Walking TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Kansas Historical Society Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Sunset LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Oregon Trace TrailHike0.6 mi South Summit LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Shunga Trail Warren Nature Area ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Washburn WoodsHikeMTB0.6 mi Northwest Gordon StreetHike0.5 mi Field TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Bottom DwellerHikeMTB0.5 mi Ichabod WayHikeMTB0.4 mi Green Trail AlternateHikeMTB0.4 mi Root CanalHikeMTB0.4 mi Double Red TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Dirt Dauber (Downhill)HikeMTB0.3 mi Pump TrackHikeMTB0.3 mi Wasps Way Up (Uphill)HikeMTB0.3 mi Hornet's Haymaker (Downhill)HikeMTB0.2 mi Shunga Trail Randolph ExtensionHikeMTB0.2 mi Southwest Shunga Trail To Brookwood ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Southwest Brookwood SpurHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Shawnee 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 September 24, 2026.