366.0 km
Length
+1,064 m
Ascent
−668 m
Descent
786 m
Highest point
3.3%
Max gradient
8h 08min
Drive time (approx.)
The Santa Fe Trail map
366.0 km · 786 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Santa Fe Trail look like?

Sftatrcgks
Sftatrcgks · Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.0
US 56 map
US 56 map · Nick Nolte · CC0
US Hwy 56 End
US Hwy 56 End · Rowen Hansen · CC BY 4.0
US56End
US56End · Rdhansen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Council Grove Kansas Post Office
Council Grove Kansas Post Office · Lefibreguy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morris County Courthouse, Council Grove, KS
Morris County Courthouse, Council Grove, KS · Chfstew · CC BY-SA 4.0
Greenwood Cemetery in Council Grove Kansas
Greenwood Cemetery in Council Grove Kansas · SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0
TORUS 20220605 144720
TORUS 20220605 144720 · NOAA NSSL · CC BY 2.0

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Start and finish

Start
Council Grove
38.66069, -96.49182
Finish
Dodge City
37.75174, -99.97905

Stages

  1. Stage 1 94.4 km
  2. Stage 2 87.9 km
  3. Stage 3 90.3 km
  4. Stage 4 93.4 km

Along the road

Fuel

21
BP 0.0 km · 376 m
Phillips 66 0.0 km · 376 m
Adams Service Center 0.0 km · 376 m
Sinclair 92.3 km · 431 m
Cenex 122.6 km · 471 m
Love's 129.8 km · 463 m
Love's 129.8 km · 463 m
Cenex 134.6 km · 457 m
Love's 235.3 km · 563 m
Conoco 236.3 km · 563 m
Cenex 236.7 km · 564 m
Casey's 237.3 km · 564 m
5 more
4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 366.0 km.

Restaurants and cafés

33
Hays House Restaurant & Tavern 0.0 km · 376 m
El Rancho Viejo 0.0 km · 376 m
Historic Grounds 0.0 km · 376 m
Grand Fortuna Chinese Restaurant 0.0 km · 376 m
Watts Coffee Co 0.0 km · 376 m
Pizza Hut 0.0 km · 376 m
BG's Bar and Grill 0.0 km · 376 m
Trail Days Cafe and Museum 0.7 km · 382 m
56 Family Restaurant 122.4 km · 472 m
Applebee's 130.6 km · 463 m
Pizza Hut 130.6 km · 462 m
Kansas Bar and Grill 130.7 km · 459 m
21 more

Parking

37
Municipal Parking Lot 0.0 km · 376 m
36 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 366.0 km.

Toilets

3
3 unnamed places along the road, from 122.9 km to 134.8 km.

Rest areas

2
Love's Travel Stop 129.8 km · 463 m
Eagles Landing Travel Plaza 366.0 km · 773 m

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 130.8 km to 130.8 km.