Kansas Trails Council

Meet the 2025 Hall of Fame Trail Nominees - Rails to Trails Conservancy 2025 Hall of Fame nominees are Florida's East Central Regional Rail Trail, Utah's Murdock Canal Trail & Kansas' Flint Hills Trail State Park

Kansas Trail Initiative Expands Access and Awareness Through Mapping, Partnerships, and Community Engagement | KCLY Radio By Trish Svoboda/Images courtesy of Kansas Trail Inc. Kansas Trails, Inc. (KTI) has launched as the state’s first nonprofit organization focused on uniting ...

🏞 Our parks are facing unprecedented challenges, and we need every voice to protect them. By joining the Coalition, you become part of a movement dedicated to ensuring these treasured places thrive for generations. If you are a current or former NPS employee, permanent or seasonal, add your voice of experience and join us in protecting what we love. 👉 https://protectnps.org/joinus/

If you love our national parks as much as we do, please consider joining this coalition.

🏞 Our parks are facing unprecedented challenges, and we need every voice to protect them. By joining the Coalition, you become part of a movement dedicated to ensuring these treasured places thrive for generations. If you are a current or former NPS employee, permanent or seasonal, add your voice of experience and join us in protecting what we love. 👉 https://protectnps.org/joinus/

Thanks to all the VFW volunteers who worked on the Cottonwood Trail! This is a much deserved award!

National Recognition from VFW for Post 7957 The Vernon H. Buck Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7957 recently received national recognition for clearing and maintaining the Cottonwood River Trail on the VFW Day of Service.

The KTC has lost a long time trail friend with the passing of Olivia Huddleston. Olivia was a tireless trail blazer who will be remembered fondly and will be missed by all of her trail friends. Her energy and dedication to trails inspired so many people over the years.

https://www.midwest-cremation.com/obituaries/Olivia-Opie-Ann-Huddleston?obId=29860081&fbclid=IwAR1sKQ5t5GVR0U6K1YMWd0gyZtz4inso9k0KPZrnnUMNlUAsPcLcT6RXI_g

Obituary information for Olivia (Opie) Ann Huddleston View Olivia (Opie) Ann Huddleston's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

K-State Research and Extension is partnering with the Sunflower Foundation and the Kansas Trails Council to bring you a series of webinars. These events are for local trail advocates of any kind - from city managers to volunteers - who want to create access to trails so their citizens can enjoy the physical, mental, and community benefits from connecting with nature.

The webinars will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 12-1 pm CT:
October 10, 2023: Where do we start?
November 14, 2023 Let’s get started!
December 12, 2023 What will this cost?
January 9, 2024 Where will we find the money?
February 13, 2024 How do we make the trail sustainable?
March 12, 2024 Rail trail issues

We hope you will join us! Register now at https://ksre-learn.com/trail-talk

Love our trails in Kansas? Here's an easy way to help contribute to the work we do to maintain and build them on our public lands!

A new state park in the works!

Lehigh Portland Trails A myriad of ecosystems including cave, lake, prairie, and forest settings await you at Lehigh Portland Trails! This 360 acre public lands in Iola, KS boasts ...