Ottawa, Kansas Bicycle Guide
Rides and Events
- Maple Leaf Gravel Grind (Baldwin City, KS) 2020-10-24
- Gravel Grinder National Championship (Lawrence, KS) 2020-10-10
- Jesse Blancarte 10K Time Trial (Gardner, KS) 2020-05-24
- The Margarita Ride (Baldwin City, KS) 2020-03-08
- Power Team Grinder (Olathe, KS) 2020-02-09
- LMBC New Year's Day Ride (Lawrence, KS) 2020-01-01
- Octoginta 50 (Lawrence, KS) 2019-10-12
- Velas Women's Day Ride (Lawrence, KS) 2019-08-18
- Lizard Under the Skillet (Lawrence, KS) 2019-07-14
- Waverly Ohio Days Family Fun Ride (Waverly, KS) 2019-07-14
- Lone Star Century (Gardner, KS) 2019-04-28
- Gravelleurs Raid (Lawrence, KS) 2019-04-13
- Prairie Spirit Trail Celebration (Garnett, KS) 2019-03-13
- Flint Hills Express (Wellsville, KS) 2019-02-17
- Historic Gravel Road Ride (Mullet Ride) (Baldwin City, KS) 2019-01-19
- 360 Cup Cross (Lawrence, KS) 2018-11-18
- Lawrence Fall Community Bike Ride (Lawrence, KS) 2018-09-15
- Lawrence Summer Community Bike Ride (Lawrence, KS) 2018-07-21
- Baldwin City Gravel Grinder (Baldwin City, KS) 2018-05-26
- Tour de Vino (Paola, KS) 2018-04-21
- God's Country Fat Tire Festival (Lawrence, KS) 2018-04-14
- Spring Fling Criterium Series #5 (Lawrence, KS) 2018-03-24
- Spring Fling Criterium Series #4 (Lawrence, KS) 2018-03-17
- Spring Fling Criterium Series #3 (Lawrence, KS) 2018-03-10
- Spring Fling Criterium Series #2 (Lawrence, KS) 2018-03-03
- Spring Fling Criterium Series #1 (Lawrence, KS) 2018-02-24
- The Cappuccino Ride (Baldwin City, KS) 2018-02-24
- The Badger Run (Spring Hill, KS) 2017-11-18
- Tour de Chicken Creek (Lawrence, KS) 2017-11-05
- Velotek Grand Prix (Lawrence, KS) 2017-05-06
- Gardner Kids' Bike Rodeo (Gardner, KS) 2016-06-04
- Ride of Silence - Lawrence (Lawrence, KS) 2016-05-18
- Bull Creek Bike Bash (Spring Hill, KS) 2016-05-07
- Brew 4 Blue Tour (Spring Hill, KS) 2016-04-23
- Grand Prix HPT (Topeka, KS) 2015-11-07
- Olathe Helmet Head Bike Rodeo (Olathe, KS) 2015-04-26
- Prairie Spirit Trail Open House (Ottawa, KS) 2015-04-25
- Ride of Silence - Edgerton (Edgerton, KS) 2014-05-21
- Lawrence Bike Rodeo (Lawrence, KS) 2014-05-10
- Baldwin City Bicycle Swapmeet (Baldwin City, KS) 2013-07-13
- Miami County Bicycle Safety Rodeo (Paola, KS) 2013-05-04
- Rock & Roll to Roots (Paola, KS)
- Spring Fling Criterium Series (Lawrence, KS)
- Critical Mass Lawrence (Lawrence, KS)
- Flint Hills Family Fall Ride (Osawatomie, KS)
Bike Shops
- Bicycle Doctor (Osawatomie, KS)
- Big Time Cruisers (Olathe, KS)
- Cycle Works (Lawrence, KS)
- Lawrence Re-Cyclery (Lawrence, KS)
- Ottawa Bike and Trail (Ottawa, KS)
- Sunflower Outdoor and Bike (Lawrence, KS)
Bicycle Clubs
- GP Velotek (Lawrence, KS)
- Kansas Triathlon Club (Lawrence, KS)
- Kansas University Cycling (Lawrence, KS)
- Lawrence Bicycle Club (Lawrence, KS)
- Miami County Velo Cycling Club (Paola, KS)
- Osceola Velo Club (Lawrence, KS)
- Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo (Lawrence, KS)
Bicycle Paths and Trails
- Black Hawk Trail (Vassar, KS)
- Burroughs Creek Trail (Lawrence, KS)
- Clinton Lake Trail (Lawrence, KS)
- Haskell Rail Trail (Lawrence, KS)
- Hillsdale Lake (Spring Hill, KS)
- Kill Creek Park (De Soto, KS)
- Lawrence River Trails (Lawrence, KS)
- Melvern Riverfront Park and Trails (Melvern, KS)
- Mill Creek Streamway (Olathe, KS)
- Prairie Spirit Trail (Ottawa, KS)
Cycling Links
- Bike Prairie Spirit (Ottawa, KS)
- DirtBum (Olathe, KS)
- Farnsworth Bicycle Laboratory (Lawrence, KS)
- Fat Man Biking (Lawrence, KS)
- Gravel LFK (Lawrence, KS)
- Lawrence Bicycle Advisory Committee (Lawrence, KS)
- Revolution Racing (Lawrence, KS)
- Rubber Side Down (Lenexa, KS)
- The Midwest Bicycle Commuter (Ottawa, KS)
- Winning Events (Lawrence, KS)
Bicycle Camping
- Clinton State Park (Lawrence, KS)
- Crossroads RV Park and Campground (Lyndon, KS)
- Douglas State Fishing Lake (Baldwin City, KS)
- Franklin County Visitor Information Center (Ottawa, KS)
- Garnett Crystal Lake (Garnett, KS)
- Garnett North Lake Park (Garnett, KS)
- Hillsdale State Park (Hillsdale, KS)
- Homewood RV Park (Williamsburg, KS)
- John Brown Memorial Park (Osawatomie, KS)
- Lake Miola (Paola, KS)
- Lone Star Lake Park (Lawrence, KS)
- Melvern Lake: Coeur d' Alene Park (Melvern, KS)
- Melvern Lake: Outlet Park (Melvern, KS)
- Osage State Fishing Lake (Carbondale, KS)
- Osawatomie City Lake (Osawatomie, KS)
- Pomona Lake: 110-Mile Park (Vassar, KS)
- Pomona Lake: Carbolyn Park (Vassar, KS)
- Pomona Lake: Cedar Park (Vassar, KS)
- Pomona Lake: Michigan Valley Park (Vassar, KS)
- Pomona Lake: Outlet Park (Vassar, KS)
- Pomona Lake: Wolf Creek Park (Vassar, KS)
- Pomona State Park (Vassar, KS)
- Richmond City Lake (Richmond, KS)
- Topeka / Capital City KOA (Topeka, KS)
- US-56 Baldwin City Roadside Park (Baldwin City, KS)
- Woodridge Park (Lawrence, KS)
Other Resources for Ottawa, Kansas
- KDOT Map (PDF)
- Map of Ottawa
- ottawakansas.net
- ottawakansas.org
- Prairie Spirit Trail: Ottawa
- visitottawakansas.com
- Ottawa, Kansas Weather
- Franklin County, Kansas
- Wikipedia
- Maps: Google, Bing
Note: Resources shown are located within approximately 25 miles of the center of Ottawa.