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South Lawrence Trafficway Iowa street to the Lawrence Arboretum Length: 4 miles Parking: Southwind Theater, Pat Dawson Billings Nature Area Restrooms: None The South Lawrence Trafficway Iowa street to Arboretum segment of … Continue reading “Get Out There: Lawrence Loop: Segment 5”

South Lawrence Trafficway Haskell to Iowa Length: 4 miles, one way Parking: Baker Wetlands Discovery Center, Broken Arrow Park Restrooms: At parking facilities Features of Note: Baker Wetlands, Historic Trails … Continue reading “Get Out There: Lawrence Loop, Segment 4”

Haskell Avenue Connection Length: 1.0 mile Parking: None Restrooms: None Features of Note: None This short segment connects the Haskell Rail Trail to the Baker Wetlands section of the Lawrence … Continue reading “Get Out There: Lawrence Loop, Segment 3”

The Burroughs Creek Trail and The Haskell Rail Trail Length: 1.75 miles, one way Parking: Hobbs Park to the north, Burroughs Creek Park on 15th Street, Below and North of … Continue reading “Get Out There: Lawrence Loop, Segment 2”

Hobbs Park Route Length: 0.25 mile, one way Parking: Street parking along Delaware (between 8th and 9th  Sts.),Warehouse District lots, Hobbs Park Restrooms: in Hobbs Park Features of Note: Hobbs Park has … Continue reading “Get Out There: Lawrence Loop, Segment 1”

By Larry Irick, FLAT Board Member Are you blessed/cursed to be an early riser? Do you sometimes head outside early in the morning for a walk or to catch a … Continue reading “Early Morning at the Baker Wetlands”

The City of Lawrence is in the process of the 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The projects included in the 2024 CIP have been identified and scored using a “prioritization … Continue reading “City of Lawrence in Process of CIP Approval”

The Walking College is a national program, administered collaboratively by AARP and American Walks, that seeks to build the capacity of local walkability and pedestrian safety advocates across to improve … Continue reading “Chris Tilden, FLAT Board Chair, Selected as Walking College Mentor”

We had a great time at the 2023 Lawrence Juneteenth Celebration. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails table!

Identified as a priority in  Plan 2040 , Douglas County has launched an 18-month planning process to establish the Douglas County Open Space Plan. Through this planning process the county will … Continue reading “Douglas County Open Spaces Planning In Progress”

If you have driven west of Iowa Street on Clinton Parkway lately you may have noticed construction beginning on the Crossing at KU. According to the project website “The Crossing … Continue reading “New Trails at the Crossing at KU”

A newly constructed trail segment has been added to the DeVictor Park Trail. The new trail runs from the northwest side of the DeVictor Trail and extends from Stonecreek Drive … Continue reading “DeVictor Park Trail Extended”

There are a number of trail options on the north shore of Clinton Lake. The North Shore Trails run along the north shore of the lake from the Overlook Park … Continue reading “Get Out There: Clinton North Shore Trails”

The Lawrence Mountain Bike Club (LMBC) was recently awarded a “Trails Accelerator Grant” from the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). LMBC partnered with Friends of the Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) … Continue reading “Trails Accelerator Grant Awarded for Cameron’s Bluff Trail”

Overview The George Latham trail is a 4.2 loop trail on the west side of Clinton Lake. The trail provides great views of the lake and a chance to view … Continue reading “Get Out There: George Latham Hiking Trail”

There are many exciting trail enhancements, construction, and planning slated for this year. Here is a summary of those plans. Lawrence: Lawrence Loop — North Michigan Street to Sandra Shaw … Continue reading “A Look Ahead to 2023 Trail Plans”

The expansion of the South Lawrence Trafficway (K-10) to a 4-lane freeway from US-40 (6th St) south and east to US-59 (Iowa St) is moving forward to construction in 2024. … Continue reading “KDOT Reveals Plans That Impact Trail Crossings”

The City has approved finishing the Lawrence Loop as part of the five year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Details and history are in the Multi-modal Transportation Commission Report, which is … Continue reading “Plans to Complete the Lawrence Loop In Place”

The new Peterson Park to North Michigan Lawrence Loop construction is nearing completion. The tunnel under the turnpike entrance at McDonald drive is in the finishing stages. The concrete work … Continue reading “Newest Lawrence Loop Construction Near Completion”

Devictor Park, in west Lawrence, is located north of 15th St. and George Williams Way. It is east of the Langston Hughes Elementary School. It is a 40 acre green-belt … Continue reading “Get Out There: DeVictor Park Trails”

The Lawrence City Commission has approved the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the years 2023 – 2027 that includes a number of projects for the Lawrence Loop and area trails. … Continue reading “City Commission Approves Future Loop and Trail Plans”