Archive for the 'Trails' Category (Page 19)


  • Salina Considers City Trails

    Salina Considers City Trails

    City Commissioners in Salina, Kansas are considering authorizing a seven-mile multi-use hike/bike trail, to be called the the Smoky Hill River Trail, that would follow the Smoky Hill River channel through Salina. The path, could cost as little as $4 million or as much as $7.9 million, depending on what type …

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  • Trails Planned for Western Johnson County

    Trails Planned for Western Johnson County

    The Johnson County Park and Recreation District is making plans to develop two new parks, and upgrade an existing park, in western Johnson County, Kansas (just west of the Kansas City metro area): Campsites, athletic fields, a disc golf course, dog park and dozens of miles of trails are all in …

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  • Fayetteville Celebrates New Trail

    Fayetteville Celebrates New Trail

    People in Fayetteville, Arkansas are celebrating the opening of a new multi-use trail in their city: Hundreds of people in Gordon Long Park Saturday celebrated the opening of a 4. 4-mile section of Scull Creek Trail, known as “the backbone of the Fayetteville trails system.” Some came to walk or ride the …

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  • 'Craptastic' Trails in Tulsa?

    'Craptastic' Trails in Tulsa?

    Ed Wagner of CycleDog writes about his experiences on a local multi-use trail: Brian Potter accompanied me on part of the Midland Valley Extension yesterday, a multi-use path that more or less parallels the east side of Tulsa’s inner dispersal loop. It’s difficult to describe this MUP adequately. Superlatives are out …

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  • New Trails Coming to Scottsbluff, NE

    New Trails Coming to Scottsbluff, NE

    For five years, the Monument Valley Riverfront Task Force has been working on plans to develop the riverfront in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and they recently presented their vision to the public. Increasing recreational opportunities for the community was one of the major goals of the task force, and they propose building new …

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  • MTB Heaven in Nebraska?

    MTB Heaven in Nebraska?

    A new blog, Potters Pasture MTB, has sprung up to document the mountain biking opportunities at “Potters Pasture”, located in the hills south of Brady, Nebraska. According to blogger CQ: We decided that Potters Pasture is such a special area to ride that it deserves a blog! I have been …

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  • Trail Vandalism in Colorado

    Trail Vandalism in Colorado

    From Aspen, Colorado comes news of a dangerous vandal at work on a local trail: While dirt biking around Basalt Mountain with his friends last month, local rider Bill Keenan almost lost his head — literally. According to the 37-year-old local equipment operator, a single piece of barbed wire was tightly …

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  • Prairie Sunset Trail Report

    Prairie Sunset Trail Report

    Randy and Nova from Randy & Nova’s Bicycle Scrapbook recently rode the Prairie Sunset Trail, finding about four miles of the rail-to-trail project open — one mile in Garden Plain, and three miles in Goddard. We’ve been all over the US and even Canada riding rails-to-trails but had still not ridden …

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  • Beware of Riding Trails Alone

    Beware of Riding Trails Alone

    From Colorado Springs, Colorado comes a reminder of why it may not be a good idea to ride mountain bike trails alone, or at least without letting anyone know where you’ll be. James Nelson went out for a bike ride around about 8 p.m., and when he didn’t come home that …

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  • KC Trails Highlighted in DirtRag

    KC Trails Highlighted in DirtRag

    The july 2008 issue of DirtRag Magazine contains an articled titled “I-70 Ride Guide” that covers some of the trails positioned along Interstate 70 as it crosses the country from Maryland to Utah. In addition to highlighting trails in Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Colorado, and Utah, the article shines the light on …

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