4.5 miles
Distance
59 ft
Climb
-61 ft
Descent
00:28:44
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Green Valley
    , Kansas
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    All
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Bridge, Drop, Jump, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #44017 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #90773 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

The trail is about 5.5 miles in length, and consists of smooth hard-packed dirt singletrack that winds through the woods and features a number of switchbacks, drop-ins, logs, a few good jumps, and some challenging obstacles such as ramps and ladders

source: Manhattan River Trail
Access Info

The Manhattan River Trail is a mountain bike trail along the west bank of the Blue River in Manhattan, Kansas. The trail is accessed via the US 24 & Blue River Trailhead for the Manhattan Linear Trail bike path, located just south of the Highway 24 bridge. From the trailhead, go south on the paved trail about 100 feet to the start of the river trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Manhattan River Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    997 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,013 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,008 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,007 ft
  • Grade max
    -5.5%
  • Grade min
    4.2%
  • Distance climb
    3,701 ft
  • Distance down
    3,740 ft
  • Distance flat
    3 miles
  • Avg time
    00:28:44
  • Avg reverse time
    00:26:28
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on Nov 11, 2024
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Avg: 4.11 (2 votes)
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      Manhattan River... Trail Reports

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      Nov 11, 2024 @ 7:40am
      Nov 11, 2024
      		 Trail reopened this past summer after being closed for a couple years due to levee work. Most of the trail is clear and has been worked back in...
      Feb 1, 2022 @ 6:32am
      Feb 1, 2022
      		 Levee work has trail closed until Spring 2024.
      Apr 14, 2020 @ 11:55am
      Apr 14, 2020
      Mar 25, 2020 @ 5:05pm
      Mar 25, 2020
      Oct 18, 2019 @ 2:29pm
      Oct 18, 2019
      The 4 mile loop section from the parking lot is completely rideable without dismounting now. There’s still a few small branches that could be...
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