Murphy Trailhead

This Trailhead provides access to the Companion Trail (19 miles) and the Santa Fe National Historic Trail (23 miles). Interpretative signs provide history of both trails. Accessible horse mounting facilities are available. There is also a restroom and a well with a hand pump. These trails are for non-motorized travel only, giving visitors opportunities to step back in time and see what "travelling the trail" may have been like.

General Information

Open Year Round

All day

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.

No camping allowed inside fenced area. Trails are for non-motorized travel only.

None.

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 37.08295573

Longitude: -101.9920375

Directions

From Elkhart, Kansas, take Highway 27 north approximately 7 miles, cross the Cimarron River Bridge and turn west onto FSR 600. Continue west approximately 5-6 miles. Trailhead is on north side of the road.