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**Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to find out more about the excellent Hiking Guide To Kansas. Also, take the time to visit the links below. There are some good ones related to our cause.
Hiking
The Kansas Trails Council is a dues paying member of the American Hiking Society's Alliance of Hiking Organizations.
http://www.webwalking.com/hiking.html
This is a recreational walking and hiking site that we are now linked to.
http://www.ericsteele.com/kus/
This is the Kansas Ultrarunners' Society. This site was developed by Eric Steele of Wichita, Kansas. Eric founded the Kansas Ultrarunners' Society and along with the many other things that he does he established and sponsors the annual Flatrock 50K and 25K Trail Runs on the Elk River Hiking Trail adjacent to Elk City Lake.
Horseback Riding
http://www.kansashorsecouncil.com/
(This is the Kansas Horse Council web site. KTC is now a dues paying member of the Kansas Horse Council. If you are a horseback rider, we recommend that you visit this site.)
http://appy_kc.tripod.com/trails/index.html
This is a good personal web site that contains information and pictures from various horse trails and riding experiences in Kansas. If you are a horseback rider it is worth a visit to the site.
This is a horseback riding site recommended by the horseback riders on the board of directors.
http://www.geocities.com/flinthills_66441/
This is the Flint Hills Ride (Tuttle Creek) web site.
Mountain Biking
This is the link to the International Mountain Biking Association. The Council is a member of IMBA.
http://www.sunflower.com/~cmartell/lmbc/
This is the link to the Lawrence Mountain Bike Club
http://www.indyschools.com/webs/rshire1/
This is the web site for the Eagle Rock Mountain Bike Trail at the Elk City State Park. This site features a comprehensive look at the trail, its background and development by yours truly, Rocky Shire.
This is a good Kansas and Missouri mountain biking web site.
http://www.ukans.edu/home/tvcasualty
This is a good mountain biking web site based in Lawrence, Kansas.
Canoeing
http://www.kansas.net/~tjhittle/This is the Kansas Canoe Association's home page. It is an excellent site with a wealth of information on canoeing in Kansas and elsewhere.
This is the new home page for Friends of the Kaw, which KTC Supports with membership dues.
http://www.acanet.org/acanet.htm
This is the American Canoe Association.
Environmental Sites
This is an organization that deals with outdoor and environmental issues.
This is a site dedicated to nature enthusiasts and nature related activities and organizations. We have a reciprocal link with this site.
Miscellaneous Trail Related Sites
{This is an internet only active travel and outdoor retailer. If you should decide to purchase something from this company, please mention the fact that you were directed to this site from the Kansas Trails Council web site. If you do so a percentage of the purchase price will come back to the trails council in the form of a donation from Altrec.com}
http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/parks/parks.html
Kansas State Parks Web Site
http://www.discoverytrail.org/home2.html
This is the web site for the coast to coast American Discovery Trail
http://www.gorp.com/default.htm
This is an excellent national outdoor recreation site. It would be well worth your while to pay a visit to this site.
This site promotes trails across the country.
This will take you to the National Parks web site.
http://www.larned.net/trailctr/
The KTC board of directors recently agreed to join and support the Santa Fe Trail Association. The Kansas chapter is located at Larned, Kansas.
***A KTC Recommended Publication Related to Kansas trails:
Hiking Guide To Kansas by Catherine M. Hauber with maps by John W. Young (University Press of Kansas, 1999) This book is an outstanding and comprehensive review of the hiking trails in Kansas. It provides a detailed description of the trails, background information about the area, photos, maps of the trails and how to get to the trail. The Kansas Trails Council contributed a substantial amount of money to assist with the production and publication costs of the book because of its merits. If you are interested in Kansas trails this is a book that you will want to add to your personal library and you will not be disappointed in any aspect of it. The Kansas Trails Council has copies of this book available for sale. The price of the book is $22.45 [$19.95 plus $2.50 for shipping and handling]. If you are a current member of KTC you are entitled to a 25% discount. The KTC member's price for the book is $17.56 (including shipping and handling). If you would like to order a copy of this book call, write or e-mail:
Jim Copeland, 1415 Chelle Ct., El Dorado, Ks. 67402--1-316-321-2267
