Newton, KS Birding Trails and Maps

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Length
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3rd Street Trail

1 mi
State: KS
Concrete

Arkansas River Bike Path

10 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

El Dorado Bike Trail

3.8 mi
State: KS
Concrete

Marquette Pioneer Trail

2.8 mi
State: KS
Crushed Stone

Prairie Sunset Trail

15 mi
State: KS
Asphalt, Crushed Stone

Redbud Trail

16.1 mi
State: KS
Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel

Sedgwick County Zoo/Park Path

8.9 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

Sunflower Santa Fe Trail

1.95 mi
State: KS
Crushed Stone

Valkommen Trail

4.1 mi
State: KS
Asphalt, Concrete

Flint Hills Trail State Park

118 mi
State: KS
Ballast, Crushed Stone

Gypsum Creek Bike Path

6.5 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

K-96 Bicycle Path

8 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

Meadowlark Trail

7.6 mi
State: KS
Ballast, Crushed Stone

Zoo Boulevard Path

1.5 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

Canal Hike and Bike Trail

4.9 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

Haysville Hike and Bike Path

4.2 mi
State: KS
Concrete

Jim P. Martinez Sunflower Trail

6.8 mi
State: KS
Asphalt

McAdams Bike Path

5.2 mi
State: KS
Asphalt, Concrete

Augusta Pedestrian & Bicycle Path

1.3 mi
State: KS
Concrete

Midtown Bike Path

1.5 mi
State: KS
Asphalt, Concrete
Accordion

Railroad Park Bike Path

0.4 mi
State: KS
Concrete
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
The winding 3rd Street Trail parallels an irrigation ditch between Interstate 135 and Lorraine Avenue in Wichita, making a link between disconnected portions of 3rd Street via a non-motorized route....
KS 1 mi Concrete
The 10-mile Arkansas River Path is Wichita's longest and most popular multi-use trail, running mainly along the southwest bank of the Big Arkansas River between 21st Street (near I-235) and Galena...
KS 10 mi Asphalt
The El Dorado Bike Trail was built in two phases, with a portion of the older, northern segment occupying a former railroad bed. The trail winds through El Dorado, offering safe and enjoyable...
KS 3.8 mi Concrete
The Marquette Pioneer Trail in tiny Marquette, Kansas, opened for use in 2013. The trail, which is surfaced with asphalt millings, primarily occupies a former railroad corridor spanning the town’s...
KS 2.8 mi Crushed Stone
The Prairie Sunset Trail is located west of Wichita and runs between S. 295th Street in Garden Plain and S.Hoover Rd.  The trail is pretty straight, occupying a portion of the old rail bed that once...
KS 15 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
Overview The Redbud Trail takes users on a journey via the former BNSF railway corridor that slices right through downtown Wichita and its surroundings. The corridor has now been remade as a linear...
KS 16.1 mi Concrete, Crushed Stone, Gravel
Despite its name, the Sedgwick County Zoo and Park Path makes several different loops throughout the park, totaling 8.9 miles, and doesn't really incorporate the zoo itself, except for going around...
KS 8.9 mi Asphalt
The vision for the Sunflower Santa Fe Trail is a grand one: 33 miles across a scattering of small cities on the windswept prairie of central Kansas. The heart of the trail lies in Galva, just an hour...
KS 1.95 mi Crushed Stone
Overview The Valkommen Trail runs for 2.5 miles along an abandoned section of the old Missouri-Pacific and Union Pacific rail beds. The total trail mileage is 4.1 miles. About the Route The...
KS 4.1 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Overview In 2018, this 118-mile rail trail across northeast Kansas officially became a state park. Formally known as the Flint Hills Nature Trail, the trail's new name is Flint Hills Trail State...
KS 118 mi Ballast, Crushed Stone
The Gypsum Creek Bike Path runs for 6.5 miles along its namesake creek between Towne East Square at Douglas and Turnpike Drive. The trail parallels I-35 between Cottonwood Park and Plainview Park. The...
KS 6.5 mi Asphalt
The K-96 Bicycle Path runs for 8 miles along the K-96 bypass, from the intersection of 127th Street East and Central Avenue to N. Oliver Avenue. A newer trail, the McAdams Bike Path—which leads to the...
KS 8 mi Asphalt
The Meadowlark Trail in Kansas is a work in progress along a former Union Pacific railroad corridor stretching for 12.6 miles between the cities of McPherson and Lindsborg. The corridor was railbanked...
KS 7.6 mi Ballast, Crushed Stone
The Zoo Boulevard Path runs along the diagonal Zoo Boulevard for 1.5 miles between Windmill Road and Central Avenue, where the trail heads ude east to the Arkansas River, joining the Arkansas River...
KS 1.5 mi Asphalt
The 4.9-mile Canal Hike and Bike Trail runs underneath and alongside the I-135 Canal Route, starting at E. 17th Street N. (at McAdams Park) and heading south to Stafford Street (just north of Pawnee)....
KS 4.9 mi Asphalt
The Haysville Hike and Bike Path is a system of trails and sidepaths located in the Wichita suburb of Haysville. The system connects many of the important amenities of this community, including...
KS 4.2 mi 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
The McAdams Bike Path, so named because it leads to the northern edge of McAdams Park, provides an important connection between two other popular trails: the K-96 Bicycle Path and the Canal Hike and...
KS 5.2 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Situated along the eastern shore of Augusta Lake, the Augusta Pedestrian & Bicycle Path serves as the primary trail for the community of Augusta, Kansas. The trail connects residences to the east and...
KS 1.3 mi Concrete
Wichita's Midtown Bike Path is a short stretch of paved path that cuts diagonally across the city’s Midtown neighborhood on a former Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor. The trail features...
KS 1.5 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Accordion
Railroad Park is a linear park in the heart of Newton, Kansas. The greenway, with its concrete multipurpose path, parallel active BNSF railroad tracks. There are benches placed alongside the trail,...
KS 0.4 mi Concrete

Recent Trail Reviews

Arkansas River Bike Path

A little under two hours round trip

September, 2024 by bozesmalone

I ride this trail 3-4 times a week round trip. You’ll get to see Wichita’s homeless problem firsthand. Lots of tents. Watch out for broken glass and sand on the path once you get beyond Douglas going south. Downtown area a pretty. North and south of downtown… not so much. Once you get near the Harry Street overpass there is an area with gnats you need to watch out for. Duck your head or they’ll get in your eyes/nose/mouth. I did the entire trail round trip today in an hour and 39 mins. It’s usually about two hours though.

Flint Hills Trail State Park

Enjoy the solitude

August, 2024 by brian_thomas

I rode an electric bike with 4" tires on three separate rides. All of them were about 10 miles out and back (in 2 days):
Council Grove heading East,
Allen heading West, and
Ottawa heading East.
I drove from Texas to ride them and they did not disappoint! I came for the solitude and the scenery. The western end was reminiscent of scenes from Dances With Wolves. The eastern end was more wooded and shaded. I hope to return to ride other parts too.

Prairie Sunset Trail

Great trail to run on!

August, 2024 by gfserik

I parked in Goddard after reading the previous reviews since it sounded like it had the most to offer. Beautiful park with real bathrooms and a pavilion to relax afterwards. I loved the crushed limestone, it’s easier on the joints. There were a lot of trees for shade earlier in the morning. But later in the day less canopy I’d suspect gets worse. There were so many friendly folks riding, running, walking dogs etc. I highly recommend this one.

Accordion

Arkansas River Bike Path

Nice Trail

August, 2024 by gfserik

I’m a runner not cyclist so my perspective might be different than others. I’ve run most of this trail and different times and find it a great place in most cases. Yes a couple bumps here and there and mix of surfaces but easy enough to handle. It’s very well maintained overall though. There are some homeless shelters along the way but I’ve been left alone. I tried parking across from the Witchita street dept to find that lot is taken over by homeless vehicles and trash. So on I went.

El Dorado Bike Trail

Fun trail

May, 2024 by jordancline009

This was a fun trail, safe and chill, but the steady hills are still challenging. I ended up taking the trail all the way to the north end of the lake, pretty area.

Sunflower Santa Fe Trail

Great for families

January, 2024 by aleasha8502

We went with some friends and kiddos. Perfect for toddlers and pushing an all terrain wagon. The benches and gazebo are nice. The kids loved waving at a passing train. We live only a few miles away. Will do this one often. It’s very well maintained. Although, it’s clear some people walk dogs and don’t clean up behind them. There was a lot of poop piles.

Sedgwick County Zoo/Park Path

Enjoyed

July, 2023 by jdoyle7

Very nice park easy to access! Plan to ride again when down from South Dakota!

Sedgwick County Zoo/Park Path

2nd Best Path in Wichita

June, 2023 by treehouse1441

As an e-bike owner, I like this path cuz it provides decent distance, is completely paved, and it’s in a very popular park with lots of people, so it’s very safe and has lots of parking. While you’re essentially doing a loop, there’s multiple alternate routes you can take each time around that give you different views of the inner park. A few things to look at too. Zoo walls, small bridges, ponds, ball fields, playgrounds, some shaded tree covered portions as well. Great for walking too.

Arkansas River Bike Path

Best Path in Wichita IMO

June, 2023 by treehouse1441

I have an e-bike, so long paths are strongly preferred and man, this path seems never-ending and I love that aspect. Really does take you along the river the whole way, so it’s the most “scenic” route in Wichita. I just happen to live near the south entrance and it’s my favorite path. Few homeless locations under bridges, but nothing too scary.

Flint Hills Trail State Park

Ottawa to Osawatami n back¿

April, 2023 by utpaduke

Today From HIE-Ottawa I rode The Prairie Spirit Tr to intersection with Flint Hills Nature Tr. Headed west at MM22 I encountered a detour that I did not want to deal with, so I set my sights on going about 22 miles east to MM0 at Osawatami¿. Trail was 1/2 very good condition n 1/2 was bigger gravel¿. The scenery was Beautiful Big AG to my liking. I met up with a red fox, a brown snake, and a big brown hawk!

Flint Hills Trail State Park

fun ride on E bike’s

January, 2023 by john.kf0m

April 2022 We rode east from Council Grove Ks for about 5 miles of the trail out to the Kaw monument. We have knobby cross over tires on our Pedego’s which handled the gravel just fine. We stayed at the COE campground just north of town and rode the bikes into town and on the try and back. It looks like it would also be fun to ride around town as well as the trail but rainy cold weather limited our riding during our stay in the area. Hoping to go back and ride more of the trail and around council grove.

Flint Hills Trail State Park

This trail now officially/unofficially starts in Osawatomee or mile zero at the corner of 12th and South Street.

January, 2023 by mickyds

This trail now officially/unofficially starts in Osawatomee or mile zero at the corner of 12th and South Street.

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