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Let me recreate our ride yesterday on the north edge of Kansas City. It began in Riverside which we found easily (that usually doesn’t happen. It takes several sweeps and turnarounds.) But this one…easy! The problem…the trail went three directions. The signs were not clear. First try ended after a mile. Here’s the turnaround. Back at the car I asked a skateboarder if he knew which direction to go. Have you ever called a skateboarder Mister? Of course he had no idea but pointed to one he had seen bikers on. We took off. Beautiful cement trail to a nice riverside park. Nope not the trail we were looking for. Oh look here’s the casino. We followed that direction. Found the river and a beautiful skyline view but not right yet. We turned around and took the third trail. Here it is! Beautiful shaded cement trail beside a small creek. We saw some squirrels, heard some birds and then a deer. We were running out of time when the promised small waterfall showed up. On our way back we ran into a man walking and reading a book!!! Now that’s the way to hike!! We did not get to finish the trail. Maybe next time. Really nice!
This was a really nice trail. We wonder how they decided to cement part and leave some crushed limestone, but it didn't bother the ride at all. Would not want to do it right after a rain though because of the gravel. It might be slippery and dirty. On the beautiful day we went we maintained our pace on the entire trail...well, as far as we could ride. It was closed about half way through. Looked like maybe they had done more cement. We rode 13 miles from the Stadium trailhead to the closure. Lots of walkers and bikers but not so many that it bothered. We saw one main pushing his cat in a stroller! Fun morning ride. One e-bike passed us at about 28 mph. He was not safe for the rest of us. We ride e-bikes at about 14 miles an hour. Lots of hills so we were glad we had the extra power.
No matter how many people are out using the trail, there's always more trails to take to get away from the traffic. Love it.
We rode our bikes on the trail today and we were so impressed! We drove out from southern Overland Park to ride it. We loved that it is very well maintained and the scenery is gorgeous! It's an amazing 16 ish mile ride. Prepare for some hills and bring plenty of water! I can't wait to come back in the fall when the leaves turn. We did have trouble finding the start point but once we did we realized it was right there across from the Argosy Hotel check in area.
We wanted to ride from Springfield to Bolivar, but the trail condition from Willard to Walnut Grove was poor. That section was so grass covered we were barely able to stay upright. This section has not been mowed, apparently never been graded. It appears to be just an overgrown country road.
Wonderful flat paved trail in the full sun ¿
Trail has been extended It now just over 2 miles longIt crosses train tracksKind of weird the way ends at the tracks and restarts on the other side with no crossing
Nice trail to ride. A good southern breeze and old Tamko will open up your sniffer. Other than that, fun to ride
This is a beautiful trail but there is no way I could have seen it all without an ebike. Rented ebikes locally for a couple hours and were able to connect over to the trail of honor and ride along the James River. There is also a connect to the Nature Center.
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