MTB TRAIL STATS

Avg Rating:	5 trail reviews
Status: Open updated 5/4/12 by ashock22	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 15 miles	Global Rank: #1707
Tread: Other	Configuration: Network
Ridden: 5	Wishlist: 3
Avg. Speed: 8.32 mph	Avg. Time: 1hr 51min
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Landahl Park Reseve in Blue Springs

 

Swope Park Trail in Kansas City

 

  
reviewed by heckmanlloyd on April 22, 2012

Seemed to be a nice trail. It was worth the 1.5 hour drive to get there. I Completed the Green, Blue, and Yellow trails. The GPS totaled it all at 16.48 miles. The only complaints were a lot of overgrown trail markers and what seemed to be a rock garden from the pits of Satan's bowels. The rock gardens were not difficult, they just seemed to never end.

  
reviewed by kc0aac on April 13, 2012

Excellent effort being made on this trail! Something for everybody. Moderate difficult, with lots of loose rock. Long loops with great views.

  
reviewed by Chappie on February 19, 2012

Wow, very rocky! Not impressed. Poor use of the available terrain. Several turns were too tight and/or banked the wrong way. Watchout for small trees practically on the trail.

  
reviewed by CFM on January 1, 2012

We rode this trail on a fabulous New Year’s Eve day. Right from the beginning I was impressed with the main trailhead area and the work that was being done on a new shelter. There are several colored loop trails in this system but if you commit to riding the yellow loop you will hit most of the available trail because of overlap. That loop is advertised at about 16 miles and you will only miss a few more of miles on the green and blue loops, not counting the long ride on the dike to the smaller north (Sterret Creek?) trailhead marked in red. There is an “orange” route that looked like it might be under development but most of it we rode until we got lost was an opposite direction run of the yellow. We started out of the trailhead in a counter clockwise direction. The first half or more was fun singletrack, not too technical, that gave some glimpses of the lake and ran along a wooded hillside. Once we traversed around to the second half (west of the trailhead) we got into more technical, rocky (but still wooded) terrain. Unfortunately, it appeared that in order to create more challenge in this section the designers ran the trail very nearly straight up and down hills with some slight effort to wind the tread off the fall line. The climbs and descents in this area were doable by riders with moderate skills (and good cardiovascular fitness) and because the terrain here is so rocky the tread will not erode quickly despite its steepness. But it shows a lack of imagination in an area that could really be special with more focus on available or introduced features. I may be biased, but I don’t believe making trails steeper is a good way to increase the level of challenge. It’s a pity because much of the intervening trail was a blast to ride. Overall we had a good experience and I would recommend you check it out for yourself. The mileage is enough to make even a long trip worthwhile.

Similar Trail: Opossum Hollow Trail, Knob Noster State Park

  
reviewed by MAD_MAC on October 22, 2010

The truman lake Mountain bike park is now up to 18 miles of sweet singal track. This network has something for all types of xc style of riding. You have trails that can be ridden during heavy rains good climbs and decents. The flow is very good. Hope you all enjoy.

Similar Trail: This system reminds me of several areas all put to geather in one place

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