MHK Hiking?

[yoga-like_abana]

another fun fact about warner park it is the home "turf" for the xcountry team for your Manhattan Indians! townie/ also y-l_a use to love going over there when he lived on hickory ct on his bicycle and act like he was a big timer.

[pissclams]

once saw a copperhead at stagg hill, on the fairway.  scary. 

[ednksu]

River trails are good for a walk or ride

any of these other trails (besides Fancy Creek) you could bike on? 

Hopefully Big Poppi gets their trail plans rolling out by Ft Riley.

[j-von]

River trails are good for a walk or ride

any of these other trails (besides Fancy Creek) you could bike on?  

Hopefully Big Poppi gets their trail plans rolling out by Ft Riley.

MODS, please change the title of the thread to "MHK Outdoor Activities"

You can bike on quite a few of the ones mentioned I think, it just depends on what kind of riding you like.  The River Trails are definitely the best that I know of in town for a serious mountain bike ride.  I like something a little faster and wide open so some of the trails out at Tuttle work good for that as long as you don't ram into an elderly person.  There's also a few detours off of Linear trail that are pretty fun, you just have to explore a little bit to find them.

Here's a PDF on the River Trails in case anybody didn't know about it.

http://storage.cloversites.com/bigpoppibicycleco/documents/Full%20River%20Trails%20Map_2.pdf

[mcmwcat]

My family likes the old military trail by target.

Never heard of that one, where do you park to get on it?

There's a disc golf course back there too 

Warner park

what? where?

[mcmwcat]

cannot disc golf any more.  old man hips 

[kso_FAN]

My family likes the old military trail by target.

Is this the same thing as the Warner Park area/trails? Why is it referred to as the old military trail?

It connects up with those (they may be the same?) and you can get to Warner Park from there. You can see the disc golf things from some of the trails. It is called old military trail because it used to be the road from Ft Riley to Ft Leavenworth. It actually starts behind Arby's, if you turn left on the road past Arby's there is a little parking lot up there for it.

[Dr Rick Daris]

guess who has the afternoon off and is going to hit up one of these brand new mhk disc golf courses that he didn't know about?   

[06wildcat]

Again, not 5 minutes from Manhattan but Riverwalk Trail just outside Trooper Gate (JC  ) is fantastic year round. It's sometimes closed in the winter because of too many bald eagles though.

[j-von]

Again, not 5 minutes from Manhattan but Riverwalk Trail just outside Trooper Gate (JC  ) is fantastic year round. It's sometimes closed in the winter because of too many bald eagles though.

The trail itself sounds a lot like linear trail with a little better scenery especially when the bald eagles are around.  I'll take my bike with me next time I'm over that direction and check it out.

http://kansasflinthills.travel/sites/riverwalk_trail

[06wildcat]

It's excellent in the fall. The trails around Milford Lake are good too for their length. Really wish there was a 1 to 3-day trail in the area though.

[pike]

It's excellent in the fall. The trails around Milford Lake are good too for their length. Really wish there was a 1 to 3-day trail in the area though.

That would be nice. Kind of like Katy trail in MO, but with out all the little meth towns on the side.

[j-von]

Went to play the Warner Park disc golf course today with the dog.  It was a lot nicer than I thought it would be and it had a good mix of tight shots through the trees and wide open shots.  Now I guess I need to buy a set of discs to play with.

[pissclams]

j vonfeldt, there's a great disc golf shop here in kc if you're ever in town.  also a v good course near ok joes bbq off of rainbow.

[j-von]

j vonfeldt, there's a great disc golf shop here in kc if you're ever in town.  also a v good course near ok joes bbq off of rainbow.

Thanks, I'll check it out.  I've played some courses out in Colorado, but the difficulty level is usually pretty high so the KS courses seem like more fun for a beginner.  As far as discs, I might just order these with my Amazon Prime

http://www.amazon.com/Innova-DX-Starter-3-Pack/dp/B000BX678K/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1316725751&sr=8-4

[pissclams]

the course i mentioned is where they had the us championships.

http://discgolfplanet.tv/were-going-to-kansas-city

[j-von]

the course i mentioned is where they had the us championships.

http://discgolfplanet.tv/were-going-to-kansas-city

Considered by many to be the Mecca of Disc Golf, Kansas City has embraced our great game, hosting many of the most important disc golf events of all time.

 

[Dr Rick Daris]

centennial park in Lawrence is my "home" course and my fav course of all time. once played it a two under, if you asssume all holes to be par three. was just an incredible day. in cred I ble.

[EPAW]

slid down a ditch covered with greenbriars, now my forearms loook like a horror movie

[pike]

the course i mentioned is where they had the us championships.

http://discgolfplanet.tv/were-going-to-kansas-city

Tried to play that course a few weeks back. Way too hot outside and WAY too hard. Not kidding, 600 feet would be considered a short hole on that course. Don't bother playing it

j vonfeldt, there's a great disc golf shop here in kc if you're ever in town.  also a v good course near ok joes bbq off of rainbow.

Disc Golf world. Best store in KC to buy discs. The store is owned by an older dude named Rick. If KC is the Mecca of disc golf, than he is friends Mohammed. He once told me that him and his buddies were like an early group of roaming Christians trying to get the game on its feet in the 80s. His business has really picked up the last few years as the game has grown, which is good to see. Real nice guy, although I haven't seen him in years since he has an employee that works there now (or he sold it to the guy? IDK)

Also, that course you speak of is Rosedale park. Actually it's off of Mission road. It has 2 courses, the main course is awesome and they've held national tournaments there as well, but the "Down Under" course is a must play just for the experience. It's like in the woods on the side of a hill and very challenging, but very fun.

centennial park in Lawrence is my "home" course and my fav course of all time. once played it a two under, if you asssume all holes to be par three. was just an incredible day. in cred I ble.

Played that once like 5 years ago. Kind of difficult to navigate, but good course.


edit:

Other "Must play" courses in Kansas City:

Waterworks:
Favorite course of all time. It's in a quite park 10 minutes past the downtown airport, and it overlooks the city. Challenging, but rewarding if you shoot well
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=86

Swope Park:
By the KC Zoo. Really like this course.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=1890

Prairie Center:
Most played course for me since it's closest to where I live. Kind of a frustrating bitch sometimes, but it's a well maintained course.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/reviews.php?id=881&mode=rev

Shawnee Mission Park:
One of the newer courses in town. Back 9 reminds me of Colbert Hills because its kind of elevated and tall grass lines the perimeter of each hole. Easiest of the courses that I've listed in this thread.
http://www.dgcoursereview.com/course.php?id=2574

Those are probably my favorites, take it FWIW.

[Dr Rick Daris]

the course i mentioned is where they had the us championships.

http://discgolfplanet.tv/were-going-to-kansas-city

Tried to play that course a few weeks back. Way too hot outside and WAY too hard. Not kidding, 600 feet would be considered a short hole on that course. Don't bother playing it

j vonfeldt, there's a great disc golf shop here in kc if you're ever in town.  also a v good course near ok joes bbq off of rainbow.

centennial park in Lawrence is my "home" course and my fav course of all time. once played it a two under, if you asssume all holes to be par three. was just an incredible day. in cred I ble.

Played that once like 5 years ago. Kind of difficult to navigate, but good course.

man i just love centennial park though. have played it prob a hundred times. kind of weird that you thought it was difficult to navigate. hole in one'd the 11th. have played most of the kc ones and agree that the down under is worth doing for the experience.

[pike]

Where I come from we call that an "Ace". I have one also.

[Dr Rick Daris]

Where I come from we call that an "Ace". I have one also.

where do you come from?

[pike]

Kansas City. Just saying I usually refer to it as an "ace" as opposed to "hole in oned"

[Dr Rick Daris]

Kansas City. Just saying I usually refer to it as an "ace" as opposed to "hole in oned"

hmmm. seems like you've only had to refer to one time in your entire life, so i'm not entirely sure that you've established a preference.