Great Bend, KS Birding Trails and Maps

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Great Bend Levee Trail

7 mi
State: KS
Asphalt, Concrete

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

6.8 mi
State: KS
Asphalt
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The Great Bend Levee Trail runs atop the flood control levee on the north bank of the Arkansas River on the edge of Great Bend. Users will encounter rural, suburban and industrial environments over...
KS 7 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail follows the bank of the Arkansas River and Cow Creek in Hutchinson, Kansas. The trail provides useful connections to residential and commercial areas, as well as...
KS 6.8 mi Asphalt

Recent Trail Reviews

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

Love to ride, but not on this trail

August, 2018 by christabuddy

Wish they would take care of the bike trail. The expansion strips are too large of a gap. My husbands spokes on his wheels broke off, because of how bumpy it is! He had to replace his wheels which are not cheap. And his bike was brand new!! I love the trail, I just wish they would fix the gaps, so we do not ruin our bikes. Will not ride, until they are fixed. We drive to Wichita to ride on the trails there.

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

Sunflower trail

May, 2016 by stu.matrixeames

This trail is very long but worth it

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

October, 2015 by beyerjf

Accordion

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

Worth the Effort

October, 2015 by beyerjf

Winds along a river bed from one park to another. Several optional alternatives along the way, do some of them north, then the others south. As has been mentioned, pretty wide "expansion strips" every 50 feet or so on long sections of the trail making for bumpy ride, no worse than most city streets. Easy to pop over to Main St in Hutchinson for every downtown store/restaurant experience in a town this size.

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

Great ride

July, 2015 by myronlm

Fantastic ride, sure it is a bit worn but the plus side is no Vehicular traffic. several miles long it also winds through Carey park and connects to So. Hutchinsons bike trails.

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

Trail needs serious maintenance

August, 2014 by senorbiker

The scenery seen from the trail is pleasant enough. However, the asphalt surface has many, many wide cracks across it --- from one end of the trail to the other. These can considerably lessen the enjoyment of riding this trail, particularly if your bike has small wheels. My folding bike has 20" wheels, so the wide cracks were quite noticeable and are the reason for rating this as only two stars.

Great Bend Levee Trail

Not bad

April, 2013 by klong82

Ran this trail in a pretty strong wind, which is not unusual in Kansas. The trail is now completely paved, concrete in some places, asphalt in other. It is hard to access from west of downtown, you have to go completely to the western end, but there are a couple of eastern access points.

Not hugely scenic as, in part, it goes through the industrial section of Great Bend, but any trail is better than fighting traffic. Mostly runs along the Arkansas River, but don't expect a lot of water unless there have been recent rains.

There is also a short trail through the city park that is more scenic, but only runs for a couple of miles in loops around the park.

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