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Ruth Nixon Memorial Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake — Overlook/Kansas

Ruth Nixon Memorial Trail

Cherryvale, Kansas

1.9 mi

Distance

315 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ruth Nixon Memorial Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

US Army Corps of Engineers manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:266 ft
Max:280 ft
Gain:96 ft
Loss:96 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 266 ft and 280 ft across 1.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.266 ft271 ft275 ft280 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi1.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi276 ft
High point1.0 mi280 ft
End1.9 mi276 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Army Corps of Engineers

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cherryvale, KS · about 4 mi away
County:
Labette County, KS
Jurisdiction:
Pearson-Skubitz Big Hill Lake — Overlook · US Army Corps of Engineers

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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