The railroad history is rich at Lehigh Portland Trails! Our trail system is built on the remnants of four former railroad lines: The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (M-K-T) once ran east-west through Allen County, and a spur served the Lehigh Portland Cement plant. … Read More
Southwind Cycle and Outdoor is hosting a running and biking event utilizing the Lehigh Portland Trails. The September 14th event features a 5K run, a 40K bike ride, and a 10K run. All events start and end at Riverside Park … Read More
There is a dazzling array of ecosystems at Lehigh Portland Trails, a remarkable variety for a relatively small property. There is a riparian zone along Elm Creek, a mature forest higher up on the ridges and on Mt. Lehigh, cedar-dominated forests, … Read More
The recently-released ABC Trails Plan is a roadmap for trail and route development in Allen, Bourbon, and Crawford Counties. The plan makes a number of recommendations for new bike routes, new trails, and new bicycle touring and bikepacking routes. Among … Read More
You can now check the status of the Lehigh Portland Trails singletrack online, at http://lehightrails.com/status/ You can also follow @kctrailsstatus on Twitter, call in to 913-204-0204 x24 to hear a voice message status, sign up for email or text alerts, … Read More
We have at least three types of honeysuckle at Lehigh Portland Trails, and all are in bloom right now. They look nice, and smell sweet, but some species are highly invasive and aggressive. The version with red flowers is Lonicera … Read More
The new King of Trails Bridge is officially open! A nice crowd attended the ribbon-cutting on Saturday, then took off to explore the trails. Thanks to the City of Iola, Thrive Allen County, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and … Read More
The new Washington Avenue bike-ped bridge over Elm Creek, known as the “King of Trails Bridge” will have its official ribbon-cutting on Saturday, May 5th at 2:00pm. We invite you to join us as we celebrate this connection from Iola, … Read More
A new trail has opened up at Lehigh Portland Trails. It’s called “Humpty Dumpty“, and it features some tight and twisty turns, as well as numerous ups-and-downs in an area of dense Cottonwood, Sycamore, Hackberry, and Walnut trees. The Humpty … Read More
On March 26th, the John Robertson Memorial Cross Country Ski Trail was dedicated to the memory of John Robertson, who was the Development Director at Thrive Allen County until his untimely death in late 2015. John wrote the grant proposal … Read More