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The Best Mountain Biking Trails in Kansas

484 named trails across Kansas are tagged for mountain biking — here are the top 100, ranked by length, with maps, distances, and elevation profiles.

484
Mountain biking
1,889 mi
Total length
36
Counties
Outline map of Kansas

About mountain biking in Kansas

Kansas has 484 named trails tagged for mountain biking on the map, covering 1,889 miles, an average of 3.9 miles each. The longest is Flint Hills Trail in Osage County, at 52.9 miles. 86 run 5 miles or longer. 36 of the state's counties have at least one; Johnson County has the most, with 105 trails.

Top 100 mountain biking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Flint Hills TrailHikeMTBOsage County52.9 miBlue TrailHikeMTBDouglas County52.6 miColumbine TrailHikeMTBJohnson County50.6 mi76 (Kansas)MTBReno County44.5 miLawrence Bicycle RouteMTBDouglas County38.8 miWhite TrailMTBDouglas County35.1 miPrairie Pathways Pittsburg to Iola RouteMTBCrawford County33.3 mi50 (Kansas)MTBDoniphan County32.0 mibicycleMTBFranklin County30.2 miPrairie Sunset TrailMTBSedgwick County30.1 miEastern Express Midwest ConnectorMTBLinn County29.1 miTBW 24 - Lyman/Silver Lake BikewayMTBShawnee County28.8 miPrairie Spirit TrailMTBAnderson County27.2 miMeadowlark TrailMTBMcPherson County24.4 miPrairie Pathways Pittsburg to Fort Scott RouteMTBCrawford County24.1 miWichita Bike PathHikeMTBSedgwick County24.0 miPrairie Pathways Fort Scott to Iola RouteMTBBourbon County23.6 miTomahawk Creek TrailHikeMTBJohnson County22.4 miIndian Creek TrailMTBJohnson County19.5 miShunga TrailMTBShawnee County18.7 miOld Santa Fe TrailHikeMTBMorton County18.6 miGary L. Haller Trail;Mill Creek TrailHikeMTBJohnson County18.0 mi143rd StMTBJohnson County17.8 miArkansas River Bicycle PathMTBSedgwick County17.2 miLandon Nature TrailMTBShawnee County16.5 mi

Trails 26–50

East-West BikewayMTBShawnee County16.3 mi66 (Kansas)MTBCherokee County15.6 miSalina Levee TrailHikeMTBSaline County14.5 miLehigh Portland TrailsMTBAllen County14.2 miLake Shawnee TrailMTBShawnee County14.2 miKansas Capitols TrailMTBDouglas County14.1 miHeritage TrailMTBJohnson County14.0 miLandon Nature TrailMTBOsage County13.8 miSouthwind Rail-TrailMTBAllen County13.8 miGary L. Haller TrailMTBJohnson County13.7 mi133rd StMTBJohnson County13.6 miBlue River TrailMTBMarshall County12.6 miTBW 10 - Wanamaker Corridor BikewayMTBShawnee County12.3 miPaola PathwaysMTBMiami County11.9 miArrowhead BikewayMTBShawnee County11.6 miBad Bobby TrailMTBReno County10.6 miSouth LoopMTBJohnson County10.6 miTBW 6 - Southwest Loop BikewayMTBShawnee County10.5 miTurkey Creek TrailMTBJohnson County10.4 mi33rd Street BikewayMTBShawnee County10.1 miNorth LoopMTBJohnson County10.0 miRedbud TrailMTBSedgwick County9.6 mibicycleMTBDouglas County9.1 miTBW 25 - 46th Street/Hunters Ridge BikewayMTBShawnee County8.9 miTBW 23 - North Topeka BikewayMTBShawnee County8.8 mi

Trails 51–75

TBW 20 - Sherwood/Elevation BikewayMTBShawnee County8.8 miLawrence Bicycle RoutesMTBDouglas County8.7 miLawrence Levee TrailMTBDouglas County8.6 miTBW 5 - Oakland-Potwin BikewayMTBShawnee County8.3 miHuntoon BikewayMTBShawnee County8.0 miK-96 Bike PathHikeMTBSedgwick County7.9 miEagle Ridge TrailHikeMTBGeary County7.6 miBoulder Bluff TrailHikeMTBButler County7.5 miKill Creek Streamway TrailHikeMTBJohnson County7.5 mi15th Street BikewayMTBShawnee County7.5 mi151st StMTBJohnson County7.4 miHorsethief Canyon TrailsHikeMTBEllsworth County7.1 miTalley TrailHikeMTBFinney County7.0 miLake Scott TrailHikeMTBScott County7.0 miGreat Bend Hike and Bike TrailHikeMTBBarton County6.9 miDeer Creek Trail / Dornwood Nature Trail ConnectorMTBShawnee County6.8 miLamar AvenueMTBJohnson County6.6 mi11th Street BikewayMTBShawnee County6.5 miWashburn BikewayMTBShawnee County6.4 miLawrence Bicycle SharedMTBDouglas County6.2 miRandolph BikewayMTBShawnee County6.2 miClay/East 25th BikewayMTBShawnee County6.0 miHell Creek LoopHikeMTBRussell County6.0 miLawrence River TrailMTBLeavenworth County6.0 miVälkommen TrailMTBMcPherson County5.8 mi

Trails 76–100

Lawrence Bicycle Route Clinton Parkway Shared PathMTBDouglas County5.8 miPrairie TrailsHikeMTBEllsworth County5.8 miCollege BikewayMTBShawnee County5.7 mi138th StMTBJohnson County5.5 miKill Creek TrailHikeMTBJohnson County5.3 miEl Dorado State Park Singletrack South TrailHikeMTBButler County5.3 miChupacabraMTBWyandotte County5.1 miMissouri River TrailHikeMTBLeavenworth County5.1 miWilderness Park TrailsHikeMTBCrawford County5.0 miLawrence Bicycle North 1800 Road Lakeview Bike RouteMTBDouglas County5.0 miLawrence Bicycle Route N 1800 and LakeviewMTBDouglas County5.0 miTBW 11 - Lake to Landon BikewayMTBShawnee County5.0 miIron Horse TrailHikeMTBDickinson County4.9 miSwitzer Road/109th StreetMTBJohnson County4.9 miHarvey County East Park Horse TrailHikeMTBHarvey County4.9 miHumboldt Bike Route NetworkMTBAllen County4.8 mi115th/Mastin StreetMTBJohnson County4.8 miChautauqua Hills TrailHikeMTBWoodson County4.8 mi4th Avenue BikewayMTBShawnee County4.8 miArkansas City Hike-Bike TrailMTBCowley County4.7 miRolling Hills TrailHikeMTBReno County4.7 mibicycleMTBAtchison County4.6 miSanta Fe Lake North TrailHikeMTBButler County4.6 miLawrence Bicycle Route South Lawrence Trafficway Shared Path (South Side)MTBDouglas County4.5 miDornwood LoopHikeMTBShawnee County4.5 mi

Mountain Biking Trails by county

Counties 1–30

Johnson County
105 trails
Douglas County
79 trails
Shawnee County
60 trails
Allen County
29 trails
Riley County
18 trails
Lyon County
17 trails
Wyandotte County
16 trails
Miami County
15 trails
Marshall County
13 trails
Jefferson County
12 trails
Sedgwick County
11 trails
Russell County
10 trails
Bourbon County
9 trails
Leavenworth County
9 trails
Montgomery County
8 trails
Pottawatomie County
8 trails
Reno County
7 trails
Butler County
5 trails
Cowley County
5 trails
Geary County
5 trails
Crawford County
4 trails
Ellsworth County
4 trails
Greenwood County
4 trails
McPherson County
4 trails
Atchison County
2 trails
Harvey County
2 trails
Marion County
2 trails
Morton County
2 trails
Osage County
2 trails
Saline County
2 trails

Counties 31–36

Barton County
1 trails
Chase County
1 trails
Finney County
1 trails
Linn County
1 trails
Logan County
1 trails
Mitchell County
1 trails
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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt .