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February 11, 2008 Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty
3 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Every few months
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Reviewed by: JasonPuett
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Weekend Warrior Summary:
This is a great trail for everyone, there is trails that fit everyone's riding capabilities. During the spring, summer, and fall there is a lot of people on the main loop of the trail (walkers). This trail is now referred to as MacLennan Park, since it has been adopted by the Kansas Trails Council, who has closed some worn trails and established new off shoots. This is used for the Sunflower State Games for the mountain bike races every year. Lots of terrain and scenery change, one part of the park you are in dense brush and trees, other areas you are surrounded by cedar trees(why the Govenor's mansion is called Cedar Crest), and when you are at the top of some of the bluffs, your eyes are blown away by the views of the river and surrounding area. Rolling meadows surround the timber and enclose the park to remind you yes Dorthy, this is Kansas. Other recommended trails in the same area:
Perry Biking Trail, Lake Perry State Park
Lawrence River Trail, Lawrence, Kansas
Clinton Lake Trail, Clinton Lake State Park
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Review Date
July 29, 2005 Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5
Technical Difficulty
4 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a week
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Reviewed by: chelboed
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Cross Country Rider Summary:
This trail has a little bit of everything. Open double track, tight singletrack, rolling singletrack, rocky singletrack, a service road that cuts it in half, and you can even visit the "tick farm" all the way down by the river. I have been pretty upset with it lately, because I get off work around 4:30 p.m. and I still run into HUGE/BURLEY spider webs. I guess there aren't any more morning or day riders that can clean those things off for me by the time I get there. Recommended Route:
There's a pretty rocky climb on the back side that still kicks my butt, so I like to start out down by the highway parking lot taking the gravel road on the left all the way up to the top and decend down the back side to the service road.
You can then either take the service road up to the top and out or cross over it to more singletrack loops and climb up to a 3-way crossing. If you go left, you climb up to the Governer's mansion, go right and climb all the way back up to the gravel where you started. Other recommended trails in the same area:
Dornwood or Perry
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Review Date
December 22, 2002 Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Please Select
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Reviewed by: Nate
, from Topeka Summary:
for the area it has a long up and down hill to get those cranks spining not a bad area but short on the trail mileage it is often crowed with walkers and runners so be aware of them not bad but no award wining trail either Recommended Route:
go through a few times taking a different turn or two each time- about any of it Other recommended trails in the same area:
dornwood- not the best part of town but its fast and fun
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Review Date
July 31, 1999 Overall Rating
3 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Once a week
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Reviewed by: Jesse
, from Denton, TX Summary:
Rode this trail every week when I lived in Topeka. Used to ride to the trail, ride a loop, and then ride home. I concur with the last reviewer; the spiderwebs are really nasty in the summer. Spring and fall are the best times to ride. Other recommended trails in the same area:
Perry lake
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Review Date
July 7, 1999 Overall Rating
3 of 5
Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once
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Reviewed by: B.A.
, from Lawrence Kansas Summary:
I rode this on the same day I rode Shunga Creek. From what I can tell, it is better. What I found was some wide double track and several singletrack spur trails. I came in on a service road that is to the west of the entrance near the Menningers campus. (What is that place anyway?)It was actually a fast and fun downhill that lasted for quite some time. The singletrack spurs were nearly unrideable due to brush and spiderwebs. There is obviously little maintenence going on here. I would recommend riding it in fall or winter when the vegatation has died down a little.
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