Bike rides in Kansas

Explore 7 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Kansas, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

7 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Arkansas River Bicycle Path: short Indian Hills return

  Wichita

  Up to 1 mile return · Out and back

  Improved river bicycle path; inspect local tread

  Join the marked river bicycle path through the public greenway. Follow it up to half a mile and return, stopping sooner at a road crossing, damaged tread or a barrier. Remain on the riverside path.

• Clarenburg Trail: a short loop around Manhattan City Park

  Manhattan

  About1mile per lap plus parking walk · Loop

  Paved park perimeter trail

  Clarenburg Trail follows the edge of City Park, giving you a short outing that returns to the same place. The city rates the trail Easy. You ride beside lawns, mature trees and recreation areas, with nearby streets visible around the perimeter. It suits a relaxed lap when you want a modest distance and an easy way to repeat or finish the ride.

• Flint Hills: short eastward return from Council Grove

  Council Grove

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Compacted limestone aggregate main rail-trail

  Take the main Flint Hills Trail east toward Bushong / Allegawaho. Turn after two outward miles or before the first road, soft tread, barrier or uncomfortable approach; retrace. Do not head west toward Herington, which Kanza identifies as undeveloped and closed to the public, or add park walking paths.

• Gary L. Haller: short return from Wilder Drive

  Shawnee

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved main streamway trail

  Follow the main Gary L. Haller Trail south toward the Barker Road access. Turn after two outward miles or before the first road, rail crossing, work barrier or uncomfortable incline; retrace. Do not add Nelson Island’s side loop, Shawnee Mission Park hills or the distant Northgate section.

• Prairie Spirit: short northward return from Garnett depot

  Garnett

  Up to 2 miles return · Out-and-back

  Asphalt in Garnett; hard-packed limestone beyond town

  Follow the main Prairie Spirit north toward Richmond. Turn after one outward mile or before the first public-road crossing, barrier or unsuitable tread; retrace. Stay on the designated trail, excluding depot grounds, Southwind connections and roadside detours.

• Prairie Sunset Trail — Goddard Linear Park: short bicycle return

  Goddard

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Hard-packed crushed limestone / aggregate with town pavement transitions

  Follow the signed main path west along the signed improved Prairie Sunset rail-trail. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Redbud: short eastward return from Andover

  Andover

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Concrete / packed limestone main rail-trail

  Follow the main Redbud east toward the Prairie Creek direction. Turn after two outward miles or before the first road, barrier, loose tread or uncomfortable approach; retrace. Exclude Wichita’s western construction reach, the distant US 54/400 bridge and unfinished final Augusta extension.