Recreation Region: Cimarron National Grassland

Conestoga Trailhead

This trailhead provides access to the Companion Trail (19 miles) and the Santa Fe National Historic Trail (23 miles). Interpretative signs provide the history of both trails. Accessible horse mounting facilities, as well as a restroom and drinking fountain, are available at the trailhead. Both trails are available for a variety of nonmotorized travel (horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking) only, providing an opportunity to step back in time and experience what early settlers and traders in the early 1800s may have experienced.

General Information

year-round

Commercial outfitter and guides required to have a special use permit. Fees vary. Contact the Forest Service office in Elkhart, phone 620-697-4621, for further information.

Trails are for non-motorized travel only.

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Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 37.20102269

Longitude: -101.7196293

Directions

From Elkhart, Kansas, take Highway 56 east to County Road 16, then turn north. Cross the Cimarron River and turn east onto Forest Service Road 600; travel approximately 3 miles and turn north onto Forest Service Road 615; travel 2 miles to trailhead.