Lake Wilson, Kansas

The migration has begun, time to head south. This time, however, I decided to first visit a friend in Kansas City, Missouri. Yup, heading to the Bible Belt.

Making my way east out of Denver Wednesday morning I’d been told there was excellent mountain-biking at Lake Wilson State Park. Seriously, mountain-biking in Kansas? I scoffed. Seeing nothing but corn fields, wind farms and churchy billboards, I was sceptical.

By mid-afternoon I was parked at the Hell Creek t/h, turning the pedals and smiling broadly as I rolled over the Kansas dirt.

The 30miles of 100% single-track trails twisted, turned and snaked their way up, over and around the hills surrounding the Lake. While mostly smooth, fast, twisty single-track, there are enough technical rock features to keep you on your toes. The rock ledges that skirt the Lake get precariously close at times, adding an extra level of fun. Though very short, the climbs were punchy. Out for about 45mins, I covered about 6miles/10kms. What a blast!

The next day I decided to explore some of the other trails that comprise the Switchgrass Kansas Epic loop. Not looking at a map beforehand, I soon realized I was riding the Marina Loop backwards. Although, I was having so much fun it really didn’t matter.

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As I finished the first part of the Marina Loop, I met local rider, Myles. He took me to the Golden Loop to explore the Rock Garden where the gritty almost slick-rock features certainly were a test of my technical skills. Eventually we parted, with me riding another section of the Golden Loop on the other side of the road. From there, I completed my backwards riding of the Marina Loop to finish the day with about 16miles of beautiful trails under my belt.

Coming from Colorado–mountain-bike heaven–I really didn’t hold out much hope for the quality of the trails in rural Kansas. Was I ever wrong! The trails were well built, tons of fun and full of challenging little features. I’m sure the place is packed during the summer, but riding in October, I had the trails (and the campground) virtually to myself. Bliss.

So, if you ever find yourself zooming along I-70 or perhaps with some free time after racing the Dirty Kanza, I highly recommend these trails.

Kansas, who knew?