FLINT HILLS NATURE TRAIL Mile after mile, Scott Allen can travel in near silence as his bicycle rolls over a surface so smooth there’s seldom a bump. His only company may be meadowlarks singing ...

The smooth, level trails near Ottawa are part of the Flint Hills Nature Trail. Michael Pearce The Wichita Eagle The 90-plus-mile Flint Hills Nature Trail is Kansas’ longest trail, as well as one ...

But the Flint Hills Trail - the longest nature trail in Kansas- also serves as an artery to rural Kansas that pumps economic development into towns left behind when the railroads stopped coming ...

WICHITA — After 16 years of planning, the Flint Hills Nature Trail is open to hikers and bikers, although they might encounter a few rough stretches on a trail that winds through native grasses ...

The Flint Hills Nature Trail officially became part of the state’s park system Tuesday evening when Gov. Jeff Colyer signed Senate Bill 321, which designated the trail as a state park.

An improved section of the Flint Hills Trail is set to open near Ottawa. KDWP photo. OTTAWA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of ...

A section of the Flint Hills trail in Kansas The 2.3-mile segment, west of Ottawa between Louisiana Terrace and Iowa Road, will officially open to the public on May 17.

OTTAWA, Kan. (KCTV) - One of the final sections of the Flint Hills Trail to undergo improvements is set to open to hikers, bikers and trail riders in May. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) announced Friday the completion and opening of a newly improved section of the Flint Hills Trail State Park in Franklin County.

After 16 years of planning, the longest biking and hiking trail in Kansas is open for public use, although some spots are still a bit rough. The Flint Hills Nature Trail is currently 90 miles long ...