Landon Trail Website Launched. The Landon Trail Division of the Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy has launched an wonderful new website. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Landon Trail (Topeka-Pomona town) is on this easy-to-use website. Check it out for yourself.
New Trails at KU Nature Reserves to be Built. KU's Field Station and Ecological Reserves has received a $17,558 grant from the Topeka-based Sunflower Foundation to build a one-half mile concrete path to link two planned nature trails at the new McColl Reserve located three miles north of Lawrence (Lawrence Journal-World, 4 August 2008). KU has ten reserves and biological research is conducted at most of these reserves.
Landon Trail in Topeka Update. The first segment of the Landon Nature Trail in Topeka (15th & Monroe to 25th St.) is now open for trail use, although landscaping, signage and general cleanup still need to be undertaken. This 10-foot-wide concrete path segment traverses a shady tree canopy for much of the way and the path intersects the famous and popular Shunga Trail near 20th & Kansas Ave. at Kansas' first bicycle roundabout. The City is planning to let bids this year to complete the trail from 25th to 37th Streets.
Sunflower Recreational Trails Meeting. Sunflower Recreational Trails will hold its next meeting on Saturday September 6 in lovely downtown Lindsborg. All trails enthusiasts are invited to attend the meeting which will be from 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. A field trip on the 2.4-mile Volkommen Trail will follow the meeting. The venue is to be announced.
Prairie Spirit Trail Now Complete. The Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail newsletter and website report that the Prairie Spirit Trail Phase 3 from Welda to Iola (18 miles) is finally open. This 51-mile rail-trail is the longest completed rail-trail in Kansas. With cooler weather coming, why not check out this public resource?
Fall Trail Trek Bike Ride. The Johnson County Bicycle Club and the Lawrence Bicycle Club are planning the Fall Trail Trek Bike Ride to be held on Saturday, October 11 on the Prairie Spirit Trail. All the Kansas trail groups and all the Kansas bike clubs should advertise and promote the Fall Trail Trek Bike Ride.