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Hilly Trails & Hill Workouts in Kansas

Kansas has 25 trails with hills and elevation in this directory, across 17 cities and towns — Manhattan, Ottawa, Junction City, Leavenworth and 13 more. Climbing and vert — hill repeats, and the strength flat running never builds.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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Use the filters to narrow these by surface, loop, distance, shade, lighting, restrooms, water and parking.

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Meadowbrook Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,026 reviews

Prairie Village, KS

PavedShadedDog-friendly

Sprawling park featuring multiple playgrounds for kids of all ages, along with green space.

Strang Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 615 reviews

Overland Park, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Relaxed playground-surrounded park featuring swings, basketball courts, and tennis courts along with a picnic shelter and a grill.

Prairie Center Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 560 reviews

Olathe, KS

PavedDog-friendly

Community park covering 86 acres with a fishing pond, trail, soccer & baseball fields & disc golf.

Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area

4.5 ★★★★★ 537 reviews

Junction City, KS

Natural surfaceScenic

Lakeside park featuring a campground, hiking trails and a 35-foot waterfall.

Buffalo Bill Cody Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 508 reviews

Leavenworth, KS

ShadedDog-friendly

Public park with a baseball field, tennis courts, playground, picnic tables, and wooded trails.

College Hill Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 421 reviews

Wichita, KS

ShadedScenic

Scenic park offering playgrounds, tennis courts, a pool and paths.

Lawrence River Trails

4.8 ★★★★★ 304 reviews

Lawrence, KS

9 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

Popular cycling and hiking spot, with river views (and boat ramps).

Big Bull Creek Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 293 reviews

Edgerton, KS

LoopMixedShadedScenic

Spacious park featuring trails for hiking and biking, plus playgrounds and water-play areas.

Kanza Park

4.5 ★★★★★ 299 reviews

Ottawa, KS

PavedShadedDog-friendly

Park featuring a playground, a frisbee golf course and picnic tables.

Konza Prairie Biological Station

4.9 ★★★★★ 214 reviews

Manhattan, KS

4 miLoopMixedScenic

This preserve for a native tallgrass prairie ecosystem has a research center & public hiking trails.

Konza Prairie Nature Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 177 reviews

Manhattan, KS

6 miLoopScenicDog-friendly

Scenic network of trails through the Flint Hills for hiking, running and prairie strolling, plus some wildlife.

Warner Memorial Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 168 reviews

Manhattan, KS

ScenicDog-friendly

Undeveloped park with wooded areas & large open spaces, plus a disc-golf course & BBQ grills.

Prairie Center

4.7 ★★★★★ 140 reviews

Olathe, KS

MixedScenic

A 300-acre prairie preserve with wetlands, woodlands & wildlife plus trails & educational programs.

Veterans Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 122 reviews

Spring Hill, KS

ScenicDog-friendly

Family-friendly park featuring a lake, playground and dog run, along with picnic areas.

Elk River Hiking Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 100 reviews

Elk City, KS

15 miNatural surfaceScenic

Long hike with rocky areas and vistas, plus bluffs featuring rocks and caves.

Havens Park

4.4 ★★★★☆ 99 reviews

Leavenworth, KS

PavedDog-friendly

Hiker-friendly area featuring paved and unpaved trails for biking, climbing and geocaching.

Rozarks Nature Trail

4.1 ★★★★☆ 76 reviews

Kansas City, KS

LoopScenic

Trails for walking, hiking and mountain biking, plus a memorial, within a city area.

Rocktown Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 66 reviews

Lucas, KS

LoopScenic

Coronado Heights Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 60 reviews

Falun, KS

1.6 miScenic

Historic 1.6-mile park featuring a Spanish-style castle, picnic areas and hiking trails.

Iliff Commons Trail

4.9 ★★★★★ 53 reviews

Topeka, KS

Crushed gravelScenicDog-friendly

Indian Rock Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 37 reviews

Salina, KS

Scenic

Marty Bender Nature Area

4.7 ★★★★★ 36 reviews

Salina, KS

3 miNatural surfaceScenic

Prairie Spirit Trail - Ottawa Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 18 reviews

Ottawa, KS

ShadedScenic

Bluffs Park Nature Trail

4.3 ★★★★☆ 11 reviews

Junction City, KS

LoopScenic

Trailhead

4.5 ★★★★★ 8 reviews

Ottawa, KS

Natural surfaceShaded

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