Your Prairie Spirit Trail Resource Site
According to Trail Manager Trent McCown: “With the drought we are in the trail surface is starting to get some cracks as the ground dries and pulls apart. The trail staff will be monitoring and filling the cracks, but initial … Read More
According to “Our Man in Iola” Kretzmeier: “The asphalt from the 109 mile marker South to Riverside Park is in place today. Some of the grading is yet to be completed, but it is navigable. Our group rode the distance … Read More
The bridge in Iola that was closed due to arson last summer has been replaced. The trail is now open for its current entire length.
The trail extension from the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park to River Side Park in Iola is not done. There is a tentative deadline of June 1. This however, depends on many factors including weather. The bridge is still out … Read More
David Toland with Thrive Allen County reports the following: “The Sunflower Foundation has approved a $22,818 grant to build the Prairie Spirit Trail Extension from Humboldt to Iola. The Health Care Foundation of Greater KC has also approved the matching … Read More
According to David Toland, “construction of the 1.5 miles of the Prairie Spirit Trail Extension within the city limits of Iola is ahead of schedule. All of the concrete curb cuts have been completed on the extension within Iola thanks … Read More
The 1 mile extension to the Prairie Spirit Trail within the Iola city limits is projected to be completed and opened by early summer 2012 according to the city administrators. The extension will take the trail from its current end … Read More
The Iola Register reports that a 19 year-old volunteer firefighter from Carlyle has been arrested and charged with 21 counts of arson including the fire which damaged a bridge on the Prairie Spirit Trail. Included in the article is the … Read More
From Trail Manager Trent McCown There was a bridge fire in Iola on 08-31-11 that damaged the bridge just south of Oregon Rd within the city limits of Iola. A short section of trail is closed and we are … Read More
The website Metaefficient listed the Prairie Spirit Trail as one of the top car-free places to bicycle in the Midwest. Prominently mentioned along with Missouri’s Katy Trail and Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail, the PST is praised for its variety of ecosystems … Read More