Cross Country Skiing Trails in Kansas

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  • Flint Hills Nature Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 117 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone

    The Flint Hills Nature Trail runs for 117 miles (east-west) across northeast Kansas, linking seven counties and dozens of towns between Osawatomie and Herington. As of 2011, the rail-trail was the 7th longest in the United States but many sections ...

  • Gary L. Haller National Recreation Trail (Mill Creek Streamway Park)

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 17 miles
    Surface: Asphalt

    Though officially a rail-trail, the Gary L. Haller National Recreation Trail along the linear Mill Creek Streamway Park does parallel an active rail line for about 6 miles of its length at its southern end. The trail runs for 17 miles from the ...

  • Haskell Rail-Trail (formerly Lawrence Rail-Trail)

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 0.80 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Crushed Stone

    A scenic one-mile trail that runs east of Haskell Indian Nations University from 23rd to 29th Street.

  • Landon Nature Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 6 miles
    Surface: Crushed Stone

    When complete, the Landon Nature Trail will follow a 40-mile corridor of the former Missouri-Pacific Railroad, running between Topeka and a point east of Pomona Lake in Osage County (possibly to Ottawa). As of early 2012, the trail runs for ...

  • Prairie Spirit Rail-Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 50.20 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone

    The Prairie Spirit Trail in Kansas is hard-packed limestone and suitable for bicycles as well as wheelchairs. Some of the trail is asphalt (within city limits), which allows for inline skaters. The trail is open during daylight hours; special ...

  • Prairie Sunset Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 8 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Crushed Stone

    The Prairie Sunset Trail is located west of Wichita and runs between S. 295th Street in Garden Plain and S. 167th Street W. in the outskirts of Wichita. The trail is arrow-straight, occupying a portion of the old rail bed that once carried the ...

  • Shortgrass Prairie Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 2 miles
    Surface: Ballast, Dirt

  • Valkommen Trail

    Rail-Trail

    State: KS
    Length: 2.50 miles
    Surface: Asphalt, Concrete

    The Valkommen Trail runs for 2.5 miles along an abandoned section of the old Missouri-Pacific and Union Pacific rail beds. The trail features a renovated railroad bridge and is a popular trail for families. The Valkommen Trail extends between ...