A map of the Flint Hills Nature Trail running through Northern Lyon County and information about the mission of the Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy

Walker, Doug

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Kansas State University

Kansas State University Libraries New Prairie Press Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal 2012 – The Prairie: Its Seasons and Rhythms (Laurie J. Hamilton, Editor) Kanza Rail — Trails Conservancy: Flint Hills Nature Trail Doug Walker Follow this and additional works at: https://newprairiepress.org/sfh Recommended Citation Walker, Doug (2012). "Kanza Rail — Trails Conservancy: Flint Hills Nature Trail," Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal. https://newprairiepress.org/sfh/2012/stories/4 To order hard copies of the Field Journals, go to shop.symphonyintheflinthills.org. The Field Journals are made possible in part with funding from the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation. This is brought to you for free and open access by the Conferences at New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Symphony in the Flint Hills Field Journal by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please contact cads@k-state.edu. 48 49    Kanza Rail — Trails Conservancy:  Flint Hills Nature TrailThe Flint Hills Nature Trail is the seventh-longest rail-trail in the United States. It is located on the 117-mile right-of-way of the famous “Colorado Eagle Line” of the missouri Pacific Railroad. When rail service was discontinued in 1995, the corridor was rail-banked and is now owned by the Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy Inc. of Kansas. The Conservancy also holds title to the 38-mile Landon Nature Trail which runs from Topeka southward to its intersection with the Flint Hills Nature Trail. Completion of these trails will create a network over 200 miles long which will connect 23 Kansas communities.The Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy’s mission is to work in partnership with communities to transform rail-banked corridors into non-motorized recreational trails for hiking, biking and equestrian use. Funding to build and maintain trails comes from the contributions of corporations, foundations and individuals. The Conservancy is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with no paid staff. The trails are built and maintained entirely by volunteers. The Flint Hills Nature Trail contains expanses of native prairie and woodland areas. Trails are a safe place for people to reconnect with nature. Visit www.kanzatrails.org. T H E  F L I N T  H I L L S  N A T U R E  T R A I L(Section running through Northern Lyon County)

Kanza Rail — Trails Conservancy: Flint Hills Nature Trail

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Kanza Rail — Trails Conservancy: Flint Hills Nature Trail

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