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SavePopular Trail Networks
view all areas »Kansas trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared hundreds of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Trail Running, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, E-Biking, Horseback, Adaptive Biking, Winter Fat Biking, Dirtbiking and ATVing/Offroading. Trails here are often flowy, rocky and faint trail. Scenery includes creeks, lakes and views. Common trail features include rock gardens, jumps and bridges. Many trails are family friendly and kid friendly. Amenities include restrooms. Popular destinations include Olathe, Paola and Saddle Ridge.
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Region Details
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 525
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 390
- Trails E-Bike
- 123
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 153
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 64
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 47
- Trails Horse
- 74
- Trails Hike
- 513
- Trails Trail Running
- 514
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 910 miles
- Total Descent
- 45,941 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,896 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,648 ft
- Reports
- 824
- Photos
- 344
- Completed Counter
- 25,405
Articles
7 of the Best Bikepacking Trips Across the U.S.
Jul 11, 2025 from outsideonline.com
Load up your bike and disappear into America's wildest places on these incredible multi-day rides
Sub Regions
- Kansas City Metro (KS) (145)
- Douglas County (15)
- Jefferson County (12)
- Johnson County (88)
- Leavenworth County (1)
- Wyandotte County (28)
- North Central (19)
- Northeast KS (84)
- Atchison County (1)
- Brown County (4)
- Clay County (1)
- Dickinson County (1)
- Doniphan County (1)
- Geary County (1)
- Jackson County (1)
- Marshall County (4)
- Nemaha County (1)
- Pottawatomi County (1)
- Pottawatomie County (2)
- Riley County (25)
- Shawnee County (38)
- Wabaunsee County (2)
- Washington County (1)
- Northwest (6)
- South Central Region - KS (74)
- Butler County (12)
- Cowley County (32)
- Greenwood County (9)
- Reno County (5)
- Sedgewick County (7)
- Southeast KS (66)
- Allen County (19)
- Chase County (1)
- Lyon County (7)
- Miami County (1)
- Southwest (5)
Popular Kansas Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 3.8 • 3 miles • 136 ft • 443 •
One of the older trails built in Kansas City, this trail is considered an Easy/Beginner Friendly trail. Orange trail was rehabbed/rerouted in 2023 to bring it back to its beginner status. There are a few rock gardens to keep you on your...
• 90 ★ 4.2 • 4 miles • 398 ft • 397 •
This trail is part of the East Dam Trails at WYCO. Whitetail Trail is a just pure fun. The trail has good flow, steady climbs, and winding descents. You'll also find some nice toys to play with on the trail. There are a few different...
• 85 ★ 4.8 • 4 miles • 601 ft • 351 •
Mostly intermediate trail with some rock gardens (like the Causeway) and little sections that will challenge you. Use Cabin Hill and the Rock Garden to make the full Golden Belt Loop (GBL)
• 75 ★ 3.6 • 5 miles • 411 ft • 356 •
Popular black diamond difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 411 ft black diamond climb. It features rock garden. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 45 minutes to complete this trail.
• 95 ★ 3.8 • 794 ft • 10 ft • 361 •
Popular green difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 2,992 ft • 39 ft • 329 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 39 ft blue climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 4.8 • 5 miles • 264 ft • 341 •
Highly rated popular blue difficulty singletrack. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 264 ft blue climb. It features berm, drop and jump. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 29 minutes to complete this trail.
• 85 ★ 4.8 • 1 mile • 101 ft • 328 •
Gold Loop is a fast and flowing trail that is has a long sustained downhill when riding counter-clockwise. Be ready for the steep staircase climb on a revealing edge on your return.
Kansas Mountain Bike Routes
★ 5.0 • 2 miles • 138 ft • 1 • Loop •
Welcome to SMP! This trail is notoriously the rockiest of the KC trails. This loop however is the easiest...
★ 4.0 • 22 miles • 1,745 ft • 8 •
22-mile cross-country route at Wilson State Park.
7 miles • 389 ft • 2 •
If you don't want to do the Full Switchgrass epic, this is a great loop that covers the western half of...
11 miles • 919 ft • 6 • Loop •
Route that covers every one of the northern singletrack trails at Shawnee Mission Park
Photos of Kansas Mountain Bike
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Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MichSchmidt | wishlist | region | activity #106446479 | Oct 23, 2026 @ 1:17pm Oct 23, 2026 |
| 7VsyA4 | wishlist | trail | activity #106413546 and 8 more | Oct 22, 2026 @ 6:14pm Oct 22, 2026 |
| BikeRegCom | add | event | activity #106341920 | Oct 21, 2026 @ 2:11pm Oct 21, 2026 |
| Alex7H0Jik | comment | skillpark | activity #105846524 | Oct 13, 2026 @ 7:35pm Oct 13, 2026 |
| Alex7H0Jik | vote | skillpark | activity #105846469 | Oct 13, 2026 @ 7:31pm Oct 13, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| skillpark | Really fun, but the gravel on the pump track... | Oct 13, 2026 @ 7:35pm Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| trail | Not a paved path!!! | Sep 28, 2026 @ 7:18am Sep 28, 2026 | ||
| trail | Fun, easy loop and a great (necessary?!)... | Sep 4, 2026 @ 11:44am Sep 4, 2026 | ||
| trail | Adivse giving yourself a warmup on the EZ loop... | Sep 4, 2026 @ 11:42am Sep 4, 2026 | ||
| trail | Says it is private property | May 20, 2026 @ 7:25am May 20, 2026 |
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland BMX Track | skill park | Topeka | |
| Skills Loop | skill park | Lawrence | |
| The Prairie Bike Park | skill park | Shawnee | |
| Inman Motocross | skill park | ||
| Green Acres Motocross | skill park | Herington |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 390 | 764 miles | 35,981 ft | 289 miles | 2,897 ft | #56 | 290 | 824 | 17 | 81,078 | ||
| E-Bike | 123 | 211 miles | 7,736 ft | 74 miles | 669 ft | #56 | 620 | 5 | 3,459 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 153 | 485 miles | 9,970 ft | 199 miles | 2,897 ft | #48 | 59 | 6 | 2,546 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 64 | 162 miles | 4,203 ft | 65 miles | 1,112 ft | #54 | 57 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Winter Fat Bike | 47 | 54 miles | 3,947 ft | 15 miles | 1,096 ft | #58 | 28 | 23 | ||||
| Horse | 74 | 66 miles | 4,633 ft | 24 miles | 682 ft | #58 | 132 | 119 | ||||
| Hike | 513 | 903 miles | 45,190 ft | 340 miles | 2,897 ft | #55 | 52 | 823 | 3 | 2,704 | ||
| Trail Running | 514 | 905 miles | 45,256 ft | 340 miles | 2,897 ft | #56 | 823 | 5 | 1,852 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 3 miles | 174 ft | 1 mile | 390 ft | #56 | 133 | 5 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1 mile | 66 ft | 2,851 ft | 39 ft | #53 | 132 | 14 |
Activities
Trails
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