The highway continues north for 182 feet (55 m) and has and at-grade crossing with a Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway track before exiting the city.

[4] The highway continues north through flat rural farmland for roughly 6.3 miles (10.1 km) then transitions to rolling hills covered with a mix of grasslands and exposed soils.

The highway continues north and after another 0.7 miles (1.1 km) intersects County Road U before crossing Wolfe Canyon.

K-161 continues north for about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) then curves north-northwest and crosses Wolfe Canyon again.

The roadway continues for approximately 6.2 miles (10.0 km) before intersecting County Road Dd.

[13][14] In 2014, State Representative Cassidy showed support to designate K-161 as the Ancient Indian Traders Trail.