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Prairie Spirit Trail

Rail-trail in Kansas · OpenStreetMap relation

Prairie Spirit Trail State Park is a rail trail that is a Kansas State Park.

From Wikipedia2 (CC BY-SA). Help improve the article and it improves here.

Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.4

Length
52.4 mi 84.3 km1
On former railbed
49.8 mi 95%
Surface
Crushed stone1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026

Trailheads

  1. Prairie Spirit Trail Carlyle Trailhead restrooms directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Carlyle Trailhead
  2. Prairie Spirit Trail Colony Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Colony Trailhead
  3. Prairie Spirit Trail Colony Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Colony Trailhead
  4. Prairie Spirit Trail Garnett Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Garnett Trailhead
  5. Prairie Spirit Trail Garnett Trailhead Parking restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Garnett Trailhead Parking
  6. Prairie Spirit Trail Iola Trailhead water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Iola Trailhead
  7. Prairie Spirit Trail Iola Trailhead Parking water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Iola Trailhead Parking
  8. Prairie Spirit Trail Old Depot Museum Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Old Depot Museum Trailhead
  9. Prairie Spirit Trail Ottawa Trailhead water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Ottawa Trailhead
  10. Prairie Spirit Trail Ottawa Trailhead Parking water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Ottawa Trailhead Parking
  11. Prairie Spirit Trail Princeton Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Princeton Trailhead
  12. Prairie Spirit Trail Princeton Trailhead Parking restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Princeton Trailhead Parking
  13. Prairie Spirit Trail Richmond Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Richmond Trailhead
  14. Prairie Spirit Trail Richmond Trailhead Parking restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Richmond Trailhead Parking
  15. Prairie Spirit Trail Welda Trailhead restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Welda Trailhead
  16. Prairie Spirit Trail Welda Trailhead Parking restrooms · water directions to Prairie Spirit Trail Welda Trailhead Parking
  17. Parking restrooms · water directions to trailhead 17
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  32. Parking water directions to trailhead 32
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  42. Parking restrooms · water directions to trailhead 42
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Iola, along the trail
Iola, along the trail · Photo: KansasScanner · CC BY · Flickr

Community

Where people who ride and look after this trail post: notices, conditions, work days.

Photos

  • Iola, along the trail Iola, along the trail
    Photo: KSRE Photo · CC BY · Flickr
  • Ottawa, along the trail Ottawa, along the trail
    Photo: railfan 44 · Public Domain Mark · Flickr
  • Ottawa, along the trail Ottawa, along the trail
    Photo: KansasScanner · CC BY · Flickr
  • Ottawa, along the trail Ottawa, along the trail
    Photo: KansasScanner · CC BY · Flickr
  • Ottawa, along the trail Ottawa, along the trail
    Photo: KansasScanner · CC BY · Flickr

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 1614668, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026
  2. “Prairie Spirit Trail State Park”, Wikipedia · Encyclopedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  3. Wikidata Q7237971, Wikidata · Knowledge base · CC0 · checked Oct 12, 2026
  4. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks · Official site · checked Oct 12, 2026

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