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Hiking & Biking in Overland Park Indian Creek Hike & Bike Trail The Indian Creek Trail is nearly 17 miles long, with about 10 miles in Overland Park. The Overland Park portion starts at Foxhill South Park (109th Street and El Monte) and follows the creek south and west to Forest Creek Park (125th Street and Pflumm). A connecting link continues south along Quivira towards the Tomahawk Creek Trail via 127th Street and Nieman. Indian Creek Hike/Bike Trail PDF Mileage Chart Hours: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. (open year round) Trail heads with parking lots:
To request a print map, visit Johnson County Parks & Recreation Department's web site or contact them at (913) 438-7275. Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens 8909 W. 179th Street (just west of Antioch) Overland Park, KS 66085 (913) 685-3604 Open seven days a week 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., April 10 – September 30 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 1 – April 9 Closed Christmas Day (May close for inclement weather.) See Map Nearly five miles of paved and wood chip hiking trails wind their way through the Arboretum and across two 75-foot bridges that span Wolf Creek. A major tributary of the Blue River, Wolf Creek bisects the Arboretum. Trails become more challenging along the limestone bluffs, which rise high above its southern banks. A detailed trail map is available at the Environmental Education Visitors Center. For those less adventuresome, a half-mile asphalt "country road" trail is available for an easy saunter. Sidewalks extend from the parking area into all gardens and meet ADA standards for accessibility. More information: Visit the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens' web site or contact them at (913) 685-3604. |
Hiking & Biking in Johnson County Johnson County trails: Northeast Johnson County trail map PDF Northwest Johnson County trail map PDF Southeast Johnson County trail map PDF Southwest Johnson County trail map PDF To request a printed map of Johnson County trails, see the Johnson County Parks & Recreation Department's web site or contact them at (913) 438-7275. Hiking & Biking in the KC Metro area The MetroGreen Plan MetroGreen is a proposed 1,144-mile interconnected system of public and private open spaces, greenways and trails designed to link seven counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The plan covers Leavenworth, Johnson and
Wyandotte counties in Kansas and Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri.
Since its inception in the 1990s, MetroGreen has served as a guide for metropolitan greenway development. Many local communities have developed local plans and constructed trail segments consistent with this regional vision concept. The MetroGreen initiative is the catalyst for completing a Kansas City Metropolitan area greenway system. For more information on the Plan and to view an interactive map of the MetroGreen trail system, visit the Mid-America Regional Council site or call (816) 474-4240. |
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