Your Prairie Spirit Trail Resource Site
A new piece of trail infrastructure has been installed in Iola. The King of Trails Bridge connects downtown Iola to amenities on the south side of Elm Creek, including the Lehigh Portland Trails, the Southwind Rail Trail, South Elm Creek … Read More
The City of Iola has completed repairs on two portions of the Prairie Spirit Trail within the city.
Iola has once again been crowned the Prairie Spirit Trail Challenge Champion, in this annual summer competition of communities along the Prairie Spirit Trail.
The Prairie Spirit Trail began an amazing period of trail-building and community activism that has led to Allen County being awarded the prestigious national ‘Culture of Health’ prize.
The Lehigh Portland Trails are now officially open in Iola, with a unique mixture of wide gravel trails and narrow singletrack trails, over 7.5 miles in total.
At the southern end of the Prairie Spirit Trail, Iola is adding a new trail link to connect the Southwind Rail Trail to the new Lehigh Portland Trails.
On Monday evening, the Iola City Council passed a Complete Streets Policy, becoming the first Prairie Spirit Trail community to do so
The Prairie Spirit Trail recently hosted the Bicycling Family, a family of four on a one-year 7000-mile bicycle tour from Quebec to the Panama Canal.
Iola earned top honors in the 2015 Trail Town Challenge, besting Garnett, Ottawa, and the other communities along the Prairie Spirit Trail.
Heads up: The City of Iola is resurfacing the paved parking lot at Cofachique Park, and the loose rock can be a hazard for bicycle traffic.