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Tallgrass prairie and sweeping views distinguish the ridge of the King's Creek loop from the meadows and trees by the creek. The best time to hike is late spring when the prairie comes back to life and the wildflowers are in full bloom. This also makes a great sunrise or sunset hike!

At the southern end of the segment there is an informational board and a lookout over the tallgrass prairie. Along the ridge hikers can see across the Kaw River Valley and Flint Hills.

The Hokanson Homestead was purchased by Swedish immigrant Andrew Hokanson in 1878, and became a highly successful farm due to natural year-round irrigation. In 1948 it was sold to the Dewey Ranch, much of which in turn became the Konza Preserve in 1971. Today the old stone barn still stands, and the foundations of other buildings are scattered nearby.