Jenny's Nature Trails & Hiking Guidebook Council Grove
Hiking
Nature trails and hiking trails
Wonderful loop trail with options for from 2.5 up to 6 miles. Very well maintained and lovely vista views
9 當地人推薦
Konza Prairie Nature Trail
Konza Prairie - Nature TrailWonderful loop trail with options for from 2.5 up to 6 miles. Very well maintained and lovely vista views
Neosho Riverwalk
14 W Main StThe Pioneer Nature Trail is located at Council Grove Lake, which is a 3,310-acre lake owned and managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The trail is located three miles northwest of the Historic town of Council Grove, near the Neosho River, which is nestled in the scenic east Kansas prairie known as the Flint Hills. The 1.25 mile long trail offers many wildlife viewing opportunities due to the abundance of wildflowers, butterflies, birds, mammals, and reptiles that make their home along and in the area of the trail.
Another very interesting feature along this trail that is explained in more detail by an interpretive wayside sign that is located on the trail is the presence of buffalo wallows. The wallows were created back in the 1800’s when millions of buffalo roamed the tall grass prairie region of the United States. Some wallows were 30 feet across and more than 2 feet deep and the remnants of the wallows that remains along the trail still benefit wildlife by providing protection, nesting area to raise young, and a source of water during the rainy season.
The trail consists of two loops. The first trail loop is ¾ of a mile long and was completed in June 1981 by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas State & Extension Forestry, and Kansas Trails Council. The second trail loop “Buffalo Wallow Loop” is ½ mile long and was completed June 2006 by the US Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers and Volunteers.
Council Grove
The Pioneer Nature Trail is located at Council Grove Lake, which is a 3,310-acre lake owned and managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The trail is located three miles northwest of the Historic town of Council Grove, near the Neosho River, which is nestled in the scenic east Kansas prairie known as the Flint Hills. The 1.25 mile long trail offers many wildlife viewing opportunities due to the abundance of wildflowers, butterflies, birds, mammals, and reptiles that make their home along and in the area of the trail.
Another very interesting feature along this trail that is explained in more detail by an interpretive wayside sign that is located on the trail is the presence of buffalo wallows. The wallows were created back in the 1800’s when millions of buffalo roamed the tall grass prairie region of the United States. Some wallows were 30 feet across and more than 2 feet deep and the remnants of the wallows that remains along the trail still benefit wildlife by providing protection, nesting area to raise young, and a source of water during the rainy season.
The trail consists of two loops. The first trail loop is ¾ of a mile long and was completed in June 1981 by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas State & Extension Forestry, and Kansas Trails Council. The second trail loop “Buffalo Wallow Loop” is ½ mile long and was completed June 2006 by the US Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers and Volunteers.
Sightseeing
Take the mill creek scenic byway to the City of Alma and visit the Alma Cheese Factory for delicious homemade cheeses including curds.
Alma
Take the mill creek scenic byway to the City of Alma and visit the Alma Cheese Factory for delicious homemade cheeses including curds.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Visitor Center
Kansas 177 ScenicPost Office Oak
城市建議
交通資訊
Flint Hills Visitor Guide
https://www.travelks.com/flint-hills/