Section of Swope Trail opens--part of a 50-mile mountain bike trail system in Kansas City

Swope Trail has announced:

Earthriders Trails Association [ERTA] in partnership with Heartland Outside is thrilled to announce that the Wudchuk Run Extension is officially Open for Business.  47 weeks ago the Swope Trails Crew began the planning process for Phase 5 and after 2,952 volunteer man hours, the dirt is primed and ready for the taking. 

Swope Trails

Phase 5 is a 3.5 mile renovation and expansion of the Phase 2 portion of Swope trails.  This section incorporates 8 -pin Alley, Jawbreaker and many new features sure to bring smiles for miles  Several portions of the existing trail have been closed or modified.

This is but one part of an ambitious trail system recently planned an announced for the Kansas City area:

Swope Trails is a 50+ mile planned network of single-track mountain biking and hiking facilities in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri.  Designed, constructed and managed by volunteers in partnership with Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Jackson County Parks And Recreation,  Earth Riders Trails Association [ERTA] and Heartland Outside.   Swope Trails will provide a premier single-track mountain biking and hiking facility in the core of the city; attracting local, regional, and national visitors.  Constructed in phases by volunteers, 10.0 miles have been built since 2007.  When complete, Swope Trails will be one of the largest Urban Singletrack trail systems in the United States.

Swope Trails are located in the heart of Swope Park, Kansas City’s largest urban park at 1,805 acres, and showcase the limestone bluffs connecting to trails along the Blue River, Lakeside Nature Center, Rocky Point Glades and Camp Lake of the Woods.  Great strides are being made, with help from the Missouri Department of Conservation, to ensure trail alignments preserve, protect and restore the natural habitat of the glades.

More about Earth Riders and mountain biking trails in the Kansas City area.