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Catch up for National Bike Month in Kansas City
2024-04-30
If you’ve only seen KC from behind a windshield, you haven’t really seen it. | Photo by @KCESCAPADES.
It’s officially National Bike Month , meaning it’s time to saddle up and put the pedal to the... well, actually you’ll just sort of push the pedal around in a circle.
We rounded up some off the chain resources for KC cyclists — bike trails, maps, civic info, and a couple spots to hit the handbrake and fuel up your bike’s engine (by which we mean, you).
Biking trails
The Longview Bike Trail begins at Shelter 14 in Longview Lake Park, winds along the lake front, and ends at Shelter 9 in O’Donnell Park. Don’t have a bike? Rent one when you get there.
Blue River Parkway Mountain Bike Trails include 20+ miles of varying difficulty. Trail segments can be found generally between Bannister Road south to Blue Ridge Boulevard.
The paved Indian Creek Bike Trail links two states, four communities, and a multitude of parks along Indian Creek.
Swope Park Mountain Bike Trail currently has around 10 miles of trails set up in a stacked loop fashion . The trails range from flowy to extremely rocky and fairly technical.
Map it out
Looking to plan your own route — or your commute in preparation for Bike to Work Week (Monday, May 13-Sunday, May 19)?
The Mid-America Regional Council keeps a handy dandy map of regional bikeways , which keeps track of everything from separated lanes to mountain bike trails.
KC bikeability
Most metro cyclists will know that we’re still very much a car city. In fact, Walk Score ranked KCMO at 35 out of 100 on its bikeability meter, and KCK ranked 28.
But it’s not all doom and gloom: bikeability is one of the core pillars of Greenline KC , a proposed 10-mile trail loop around greater downtown.
Cycling hangouts
Spokes Café | Various locations | With cafes in downtown and Midtown, this breakfast + lunch spot is the perfect first stop on your commute.
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