FLAT KS

Trails that Connect Us '25
2025-04-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Free State Brewing Company Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046, United States
Thursday, April 24, 5-8:00 pm.
Free State’s Eastside Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road
There will be food trucks, music and beer. Enjoy kid-friendly activities, go on a brewery tour, get area trail information.
There is easy access from the Burroughs Trail, so cycling or walking is encouraged!
Dogs on leash are welcome outside.
This is getting exciting!
– Music: Signal Ridge
– Food Trucks: Burger Bus, JB’s Tacos, Rainbow Ice Company
– Bike Valet Parking PLUS get a FREE beer if you bike to the event
– Kids Activities: Dottie LPR Book Mobile, Prairie Park Nature Center, Watkins Museum of History, Little Red School House
– Bring your dog on a leash and stop by Love Grub
– Trail and Area Information Tables:
— FLAT
— Baker Wetlands
— Divine Nature Therapy
— Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization
— Friends of Clinton State Park
— Friends of the KAW
— Kansas Biological Survey
— Kansas Geological Survey
— Kansas Land Trust
— Kansas Trails Council
— Kaw Valley Bluebird Society
— Lawrence Bike Club
— Lawrence Bird Alliance
— Lawrence Mountain Bike Club
— Lawrence Park & Rec — give your feedback on the Lawrence Bike Plan
— Lawrence Public Library (Seed library)
— LiveWell Douglas County
— Monarch Watch
— Outdoors Unscripted Festival
— Outside for a Better Inside
— Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop
— The Reflector
— Top City Trail Alliance
— University Press of Kansas

16th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
2025-02-28 18:00 - 22:00 | Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Plan to stop by FLAT’s table at the Wild and Scenic Film Fest on 2/28 at Liberty Hall for the latest local area trail happenings and news. Lobby time is from 6:00-7:00pm. Hope to see you there!
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival was started by the watershed advocacy group, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), in 2003. This Festival benefits Friends of the Kaw, all proceeds from the event will benefit Friends of the Kaw and the Kansas Riverkeeper Program.

Beers of the Kaw
2024-11-03 15:00 - 18:00 | Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E 6th St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Beer of the Kaw is a beer tasting of the breweries in the Kansas River watershed, which is 61,000 square miles! We use beer and water to educate about the watershed. Come join us to learn a little, taste a little beer, and support our work for the Kansas River!

Walk the Loop — Burcham Park Trailhead
2024-10-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Burcham Park Trailhead, South Powerhouse Road, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Park in the Burcham Park parking lot and meet the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) team at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot. The walk will start from there, and participants can feel free to walk as long or as little as they would like. See the flyer for more information. We hope to see you there! https://simplebooklet.com/walktober2024

Walk the Loop — Baker Wetlands Discovery Center Trailhead
2024-10-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Baker Wetlands Discovery Center Trailhead, 1365 N. 1250 Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046, United States
Park in the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center parking lot and meet the Live Well Douglas County team at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot. The walk will start from there, and participants can feel free to walk as long or as little as they would like. See the flyer for more information. We hope to see you there! https://simplebooklet.com/walktober2024

Walk the Loop — Lawrence Arboretum Trailhead
2024-10-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Lawrence Rotary Arboretum Trailhead, 27th and Waukarusa, Lawrence, 66047, United States
Park in the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum parking lot and meet the LMH Health team at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot. The walk will start from there, and participants can feel free to walk as long or as little as they would like. See the flyer for more information. We hope to see you there! https://simplebooklet.com/walktober2024

Walk the Loop — Sports Pavilion Lawrence Trailhead
2024-10-03 17:30 - 19:30 | Sports Pavilion Lawrence Trailhead, 100 Rock Chalk Ln, Lawrence, KS, United States
Park in the Sports Pavilion Lawrence parking lot and meet the City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation team outside of the front entrance of Sports Pavilion Lawrence at 5:30 p.m. We will start the walk from there, and participants can feel free to walk as long or as little as they would like. See the flyer for more information. We hope to see you there!

INSIGHT Art Talk | Finding La Yarda Artists
2024-09-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Join us for an evening with the Finding La Yarda team of artists as they discuss the process and history of the Finding La Yarda installation!
Finding La Yarda is an immersive multimedia art experience recreating a room from La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers in Lawrence, Kansas from 1920-51. Using film, sound, art, and digital storytelling practices, Finding La Yarda brings oral history to life by taking audiences on a cultural journey through time and place. Contributing Artists include Justin Favela, Ann Dean, Jonathan Christensen Caballero, Brenna Buchanan Young, Peter Jasso, and Marlo Angell.

Finding La Yarda | Interactive Installation
2024-08-09 17:00 - 2024-09-21 21:00 | Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Finding La Yarda is an immersive multimedia art experience recreating a room from La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers in Lawrence, Kansas from 1920-51. Using film, sound, art, and digital storytelling practices, Finding La Yarda brings oral history to life by taking audiences on a cultural journey through time and place. Contributing Artists include Justin Favela, Ann Dean, Jonathan Christensen Caballero, Brenna Buchanan Young, Jeremy Rockwell, Peter Jasso, and Marlo Angell.
A creative team of artists has worked in close collaboration with former La Yarda residents and their descendants to manifest this project. The installation uses experiential tools to create an artistically rendered living space from the La Yarda apartments. From brick facades to a recreated garden and interior kitchen, tactile set pieces add a physical dimension to the housing unit that until now has only been visible through photographs and paintings. ​
Design Architect Brenna Buchanan Young created floor plans and blueprints for this work. Artist Jeremy Rockwell built the structure on a life-size scale.​​
Former Ceramics Artist-in-Residence Jonathan Christensen Caballero’s ceramic sculptures were molded from the families’ hands, faces, and feet. They provide isolated moments for participants to reflect on. ​
Mixed media artist Justin Favela has created a wall-length mural and tree using piñata inspired materials. The mural takes inspiration from the impressionistic childhood memories of the residents and the tree will be created through a hands-on collaborative process with the community.
​To take the impact of this project outside of the Arts Center walls, photographic portraits of the living residents of La Yarda taken by photographer Ann Dean will be displayed on the Lawrence Loop at 8th and Delaware. These large-scale images will highlight the contributions of the Mexican American community in Lawrence and reach people outside of traditional gallery spaces.
Television screens mounted in window sills and table tops reveal fleeting moments and memories through the medium of experimental film created by Marlo Angell and Peter Jasso.​
Through these elements, attendees will experience the domestic atmosphere, emotional connections, cultural celebrations, and environmental struggles that took place both within and outside the walls of La Yarda.
INSIGHT Art Talk | September 16, 7 pm
This project is produced by the Lawrence Arts Center by a sub-award from Stories for All: A Digital Storytelling Project for the Twenty-First Century, an initiative hosted by the Hall Center for the Humanities in partnership with the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Kansas and supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Justin Favela’s participation is made possible by visiting artist grant support from the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.

Community Bike Ride
2024-07-21 08:30 - 11:00 | Lawrence Rotary Arboretum Trailhead, 27th and Waukarusa, Lawrence, 66047, United States
The Lawrence, KS community bike ride happens each year on the 3rd Saturday in July. We start at 8:30am at the Rotary Arboretum and have lots of options for everyone.

Mark your calendars, save the date, and make plans now to attend the 2024 Lawrence Community Bike Ride on Saturday, July 20th from 8:30 – 11:00am.

FOUR rides to choose from (or skip the group and ride anytime)
FREE Helmets with complementary fittings
Bright Colored Ride Shirts (while supplies last)

All rides and festivities begin at the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum located at 27th and Wakarusa by the YSC Soccer Fields.
(In the event of rain, the event will be held Sunday, July 21)

Juneteenth '24
2024-06-15 08:00 - 17:00 | South Park, 1141 Massachusetts S, Lawrence, 66045, United States
Juneteenth is a day to commemorate freedom, celebrate African American culture, and reflect on our journey toward equality. Let’s come together to honor this important moment in history.
Let’s make Juneteenth 2024 a celebration to remember!
Be sure to drop by FLAT’s table at the event for local area trail information.

Bicycle Resource Fair
2024-06-08 08:30 - 11:00 | The Merc Co+op, 901 Iowa St., Lawrence, KS, United States
Join us for a fun family event featuring local businesses and organizations.
Bicycle Resource Fair
Stop by for demos and maintenance tips, activities for kids, information booths and samples to fuel your ride. And, tune in to KJHK 90.7 FM, broadcasting live from the event!

Trails that Connect Us '24
2024-04-26 17:00 - 20:00 | Free State Brewing Company Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046, United States
Unfortunately the event is cancelled for both days due to the weather forecast. Today is a wash out and tomorrow is forecast to be volatile with high winds. We are so bummed!
We along with Free State give heartfelt thanks to the dozens of organizations that signed up to participate this year. We look forward to connecting next spring – with good weather!
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Thursday, April 25, 5-8pm. (Rain date: April 26, 5-8pm)
Free State’s Eastside Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road
There will be food trucks, music and beer. Enjoy kid-friendly activities, go on a brewery tour, get area trail information.
There is easy access from the Burroughs Trail, so cycling or walking is encouraged!
Dogs on leash are welcome outside.

Here’s a list of organizations who will be part of Trails that Connect Us ’24:
– Lawrence Busker Festival / Balloon Man
– Divine Nature Therapy
– Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management
– Douglas County Open Spaces Plan
– Explore Lawrence
– Friends of Lawrence Area Trails
– Friends of Clinton State Park
– Friends of the Kaw – Kansas Riverkeeper
– George Frazier Wild Places
– Lawrence Arts Center
– Love Grub
– Kansas Biological Survey
– Kansas Geological Survey
– Kansas Trails Council
– Kanza Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
– Lawrence Bicycle Club
– Lawrence Bird Alliance
– Lawrence Mountain Bike Club
– Lawrence Kansas Parks and Recreation
– Lawrence Public Library (Seed library)
– Lawrence Trail Hawks
– LiveWell Douglas County
– Monarch Watch
– Outdoors Unscripted Festival
– Outside for a Better Inside
– Pawsh Wash
– Praire Park Nature Center
– Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop
– Topeka Community Cycle Project
– University Press of Kansas
– Watkins Museum of History
– WildDouglasCounty

Here are some of the fun kid friendly activities and groups that will be at Trails that Connect Us ’24:

– Lawrence Busker Festival / Balloon Man
– Lawrence Arts Center
– Topeka Community Cycle Project
– Prairie Park Nature Center
– Watkins Museum of History

The Food Trucks have been announced for Trails that Connect Us ’24. Plan to come hungry!

– BarbWire BBQ
– JBs Tacos
– Rainbow Ice

Announcing the musical entrainment for the evening:
– Signal Ridge

Trails that Connect Us tip: Ride your bike to the event, use the valet parking courtesy of Sunflower Diva NICA, and get a free beer sample ticket courtesy of The Free State Brewing Co.

Dogs on leashes are welcome at Trails that Connect Us ’24 as long as stay outside.

Public Open House #2 — 7th Street to Constant Park Plans
2024-01-17 16:30 - 18:30 | Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Please plan come to provide your feedback about plans for The Lawrence Loop Segment from 7th Street to Constant Park.
The Lawrence Loop is key to the City of Lawrence’s unmistakable identity. Sections currently complete already provide residents and visitors a way to explore and experience Lawrence through walking, running, biking, and rolling. The section of the Loop from 7th Street to Constant Park is one of the remaining incomplete sections, located adjacent to, yet disconnected from, downtown Lawrence, and is an area rich with history. It is also one of the more complicated sections, with potential railroad crossings, private property, and busy road crossings. When fully complete, the Loop will provide a continuous urban greenway of over 22 miles around the City.
The City of Lawrence is exploring funding opportunities to support the final design and construction of the Loop’s missing portion. Throughout the fall of 2023 and into early 2024, the City will conduct a community engagement process, building off successful prior community engagement, to support a successful RAISE grant application.
Project website: https://lawrenceks.org/…/lawrence-loop-7th-street-to…/

Open House for the Lawrence Loop: 7th Street to Constant Park Project
2023-12-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Carnegie Building, 200 W. 9th St., Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
FLAT is pleased that the City of Lawrence is formally engaged in planning efforts to finish the long-anticipated section of the Lawrence Loop through downtown! Here is your chance to provide input on this long-awaited project:
Open House for the Lawrence Loop: 7th Street to Constant Park Project
Carnegie Building (200 W. 9th Street)
Wednesday, December 13th, 4pm – 6pm

Beers of the Kaw 2023
2023-11-05 15:00 - 18:00 | Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E 6th St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Please join Friends of Lawrence Area Trails at the 8th Annual Beers of the Kaw
Drop by our table for the latest area trail info
Get Your 2023 Tickets: https://bit.ly/3PseNnb
Sunday, November 5, 2023
3:00 to 6:00 PM
Abe & Jake’s Landing, Lawrence, KS
Tickets $35 and supports Friends of the Kaw and their work for the Kansas River!

Belgium Waffle Ride 2023
2023-10-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
The Belgian Waffle events begin on Friday, October 13th.
The BWR KS is the greatest gravel / unroad course in America. The route will take riders on a ronde of the rolling hills north of Lawrence, where it will clatter through agrarian hamlets and the Ardennes-like hills — not over classic mountains per se, but rather a never-ending string of ups and downs — along sinuous unroads, single-track through the woods or along the lakefront, muddy trails and two spectacular cyclocross courses carved through the grass, woods and valleys of Snake Farm – De Kleine Slang and The Slengenwinkel Doolhof – situated at a magical place of forested backcountry that’s just a few miles from downtown Lawrence. The 2023 course is new, as but features plenty of the rolling hills from the 2021/22 edition, where there are virtually no straightaways, and lots of opportunities for pain and suffering. Oh yeah, there will be almost no paved roads and due to the nature of the course, no place to hide from the wind in a group. You will be on your own.
The only Euro-style Spring Classics on American soil, this BWR in Kansas is being hosted by Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop.

Lawrence Community Bike Ride
2023-07-15 08:00 - 11:00 | Lawrence Rotary Arboretum Trailhead, 27th and Waukarusa, Lawrence, 66047, United States
Mark your calendars, save the date, and make plans now to attend the 2023 Lawrence Community Bike Ride Saturday, July 15th from 8:00 – 11:00am.

Five rides to choose from (or skip the group and ride anytime)
FREE Helmets with complementary fittings
Bright Colored Ride Shirts (while supplies last)

All rides and festivities begin at the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum located at 27th and Wakarusa by the YSC Soccer Fields.
(In the event of rain, the event will be held Sunday, July 16)

Juneteenth
2023-06-17 12:00 - 17:00 | South Park, 1141 Massachusetts S, Lawrence, 66045, United States
Lawrence Juneteenth Celebration
Lest We Forget
On June 17, 2023, at 12:00pm, we invite you to join us in celebration of our rich African American heritage. It will be a joyful, uplifting time as we journey through the history of our lives and the impact we have made in America and our very own…

Douglas County Open Space Listening Session
2023-06-09 13:30 - 15:00 | Lone Star Lake Community Building, 665 E. 665 Road, Lawrence, 66047, United States
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 gather community input that will help shape the Open Space Plan. Douglas County wants to hear your vision for how open spaces could be preserved and utilized in ways that benefit the greater community into the future.

The resulting Open Space Plan will be a broad policy guide toward prioritizing a range of ecosystems and land uses, such as prairie, floodplain, agriculture, historic sites, trails, and more.

The plan is a local effort intended to protect shared community values and county character, identify voluntary land management options and partnerships, and foster appreciation and access to nature for future generations.

The Open Space project team will host a listening session on:

Friday, June 9, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. at Lone Star Lake Community Building, 665 E. 665 Road, Lawrence.

More Info

Douglas County Open Space Listening Session
2023-06-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
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 gather community input that will help shape the Open Space Plan. Douglas County wants to hear your vision for how open spaces could be preserved and utilized in ways that benefit the greater community into the future.

The resulting Open Space Plan will be a broad policy guide toward prioritizing a range of ecosystems and land uses, such as prairie, floodplain, agriculture, historic sites, trails, and more.

The plan is a local effort intended to protect shared community values and county character, identify voluntary land management options and partnerships, and foster appreciation and access to nature for future generations.

The Open Space project team will host a listening session on:

• Thursday, June 8, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence.
More Info

May Day Hey Day
2023-05-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Van Go, 715 New Jersey, Lawrence, KS, United States
Van Go’s family friendly, go-at-your-own-pace community walk, ride, roll, and run along the Lawrence Loop is back! After cruising the Loop, join us for a party from 10am-Noon in the Van Go parking lot, complete with DJ Approach, Cellar Door bagels and coffee, a craft cocktail courtesy of Bon Bon Cocktail Club, The Last Carnival’s Ruckus Wagon, a succulent planting station a la Jungle House, photo booth, and more!

Trails that Connect Us
2023-04-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Free State Brewing Company Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046, United States
Join Us for Trails that Connect Us
Thursday, April 20, 5-8pm. (Rain date: April 21, 5-8pm)
Free State’s Eastside Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road
There will be food trucks, music and beer. Enjoy kid-friendly activities, go on a brewery tour, get area trail information.
More than 27 organizations will share information about various activities in our region. Drop by the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails table for trail updates and maps.
Sunflower Outdoor & Bike will have demos and maintenance tips.
Lawrence Arts Center will be on hand with an activity for kids. Kids can make a drawing using a bike spirograph at the Topeka Community Cycle Project table.
Buskerfest will be there entertaining everyone. Balloon Man will there making balloons.
There is easy access from the Burroughs Trail, so cycling or walking is encouraged! There will be free bicycle valet parking — ride and park your bike to receive a beer sample ticket!
Dogs on leash are welcome outside.

Bid on Lucky Chance Drawing Baskets
You can Buy tickets at the event!
Do not need to be present to win.
Family Trail Adventure Pack — $300 value

Donate to Enter
A Day on (or Around) the Loop — $100 value
A Day on (or Around) the Loop
Donate to Enter
Runner’s Race Training Basket — $250 value
Runner’s Race Training Basket
Donate to Enter

The fabulous Lawrence-based bluegrass trio Signal Ridge will be entertaining us at Trails that Connect Us! We are so excited!

https://www.signalridgemusic.com/

Sunflower Devo will be providing bike valet parking at Trails that Connect Us. Ride your bike to the event and get a free beer!
Sunflower Devo is a NICA approved youth mountain biking team for 6-12 grade student athletes.

Here are the organizations who will be at Trails that Connect Us:

Friends of Clinton State Park
Friends of the Kaw
George Frazier author of The Last Wild Places in Kansas
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Kansas Trail Council
Kaw Valley Bluebird Society
Lawrence Bike Club
Lawrence Busker Festival 2023 (not available on the rain date)
Lawrence Mountain Bike Club
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Trail Hawks
LiveWell Douglas County
Love Grub
Pawsh Wash
Seed Library
Sunflower Outdoor & Bike
Top City Trail Alliance
Topeka Community Cycle Project
University Press of Kansas
Watkins Museum of History (not available on the rain date)
Wild Douglas County

Please check back for updates as they become available.

We will have food trucks at Trails that Connect Us.
JB’s Tacos

The Burger Bus (not available on the rain date)

Tropical Treats Shaved Ice & Lemonade

Beers of the Kaw
2022-11-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Abe & Jake’s Landing, 8 E 6th St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Join us at the 7th annual Beers of the Kaw at Abe and Jakes Landing on Nov 6 from 3-6:00pm. Beers of the Kaw is a beer tasting of the breweries in the Kansas River watershed.
Be sure to drop by the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) table! Pick up area trail maps, grab a t-shirt and learn about multiple trails in our area and how you can help.
Tickets are $35.00 and includes

Entrance to the event, a beer tasting glass and access to all of the beer brewers for tasting. You get a “beer bingo” card and if you fill up the card (by visiting all of the brewers, but you don’t have to drink it all), then you get added into a drawing for tons of door prizes at the end of the night.
There are food vendors on site, (Terrebonne, JB’s Tacos and LK Wings!) but the cost for food is not included in the ticket price.
There is an outdoor patio to get fresh air and watch the Kansas River!
We will also have many sponsors to visit and a silent auction!
Football will be on the big screen!

38N Fest
2022-10-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Carnegie Building, 200 W. 9th St., Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Join us at the Fest!
October 28, 2022 – 7-9pm
Tall Tales and Campfire stories.
Fellow Kansan Adventurers.
Come ready to be inspired by the stories of the 38 North community and learn how to get more involved.
Did we mention there will be beer? Come to hang and celebrate outdoor adventure in Kansas! Be sure to visit the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails table! Pick up area trail maps, grab a t-shirt and learn about multiple trails in our area and how you can help.

The Belgian Waffle Ride
2022-10-15 10:00 - 18:00 | Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Plan to drop by the Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) table at The Belgian Waffle events on Saturday, October 15th.
8:00 am Eliel & Pablove Breakfast Burrito Ride. Open to all!
10:00–6:00 pm BWR Expo @ 8th & Massachusetts
Noon–6:00 pm Beer garden @ 8th & Massachusetts
A mostly off-road parcourse throughout the northeast region of Kansas was carefully designed to provide double the elevation per mile than many events in the region, giving this event has a unique punchy complexion. It’s hallmarks include two extended cyclocross courses through the Snake Farm and some wonderful single-track to surprise and delight all. There are three distances – Waffle, Wafer (80-ish miles) and Wanna (40-ish miles).
The only Euro-style Spring Classics on American soil, this BWR in Kansas is being hosted by Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop.

Lawrence Community Bike Ride
2022-07-16 08:30 - 11:00 | Lawrence Rotary Arboretum Trailhead, 27th and Waukarusa, Lawrence, 66047, United States
Mark your calendars, save the date, and make plans now to attend the 2022 Lawrence Community Bike Ride Saturday, July 16th from 8:30 – 11:00am. The event, helmets, and t-shirts are free.

Five rides to choose from (or skip the group and ride anytime)
FREE Helmets with complementary fittings
FREE Bright Colored Ride Shirts (while supplies last)

All rides and festivities begin at the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum located at 27th and Waukarusa by the YSC Soccer Fields.
Rain Date: July 17
Rides:

12 Miles (Queen Road) Group Ride at 9am
8 Miles (Highway 40) Group Ride at 9am
6 Miles (Bob Billings) Group Ride at 9am
4 Miles (Sanders Mound) Group Ride at 9am
1 Mile Arboretum loops available anytime

Expanding Our Local Trail Systems
2022-06-22 18:15 - 19:30 | Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Speakers:

Mark Hecker, Lawrence Parks and Recreation — Current and upcoming trail-building plans.
Glenn Rodden, Baldwin City Administrator — Plans for Southward Expansion of the Maple Leaf Trail (to connect to the Prairie Spirit and Flint Hills Trails).
Kent Williams, Kaw River Commons — Information about a vision of an interconnected trail system in downtown Lawrence, creating new connections to the Kansas River.
Chris Tilden, LiveWell Douglas County and FLAT board member — Promoting trail use among people of all abilities on our local trails.

Pick up a copy of the new Lawrence Loop Accessible Routes brochure and map.
Browse information tables from local area trail organizations.
Sponsored by LiveWell Douglas County and FLAT
LiveWell Douglas County is a local health and wellness coalition with a long history of community advocacy and leadership on issues of active living, food security, tobacco prevention and control, and promoting policy, systems, and environment changes to promote healthy, active lives among all Douglas County residents. LiveWell has been an active partner with FLAT in promoting development of a strong system of local trails.

EVENT CANCELED! Trails the Connect Us
2022-04-29 17:00 - 20:00 | Free State Brewing Company Bottling Facility, 1927 Moodie Road, Lawrence, KS, 66046, United States
Due to the threat of high winds and potential storms this evening Free State, who was hosting the event, unfortunately made the tough decision to cancel this event. A hearty thanks to all the organizations and vendors that had signed on, we look forward to getting the band back together in the future!

Join us April 29, 5:00-8:00pm — for the family-friendly Trails that Connect Us.
Come to the Free State Brewing Bottling Facility on the Burroughs Creek Trail Loop section, located at 1927 Moodie Rd., Lawrence.
Enjoy a beer, brewery tour, trail information, food trucks, kid-friendly activities and more.
Music:

Signal Ridge, Lawrence’s own bluegrass band

Food Truck Fare:

The Burger Bus
JB’s Tacos
Kona Ice

Free bicycle valet parking

Enjoy a free beer sample ticket if you ride and park your bike at the event!

Learn about area trails from Friends of Lawrence Area Trails (FLAT) and other local organizations.
Enter the FLAT lucky chance raffle for trail themed gift baskets. Pick up a FLAT tee-shirt for a donation of $10 or more.

Raffle proceeds and donations help build more local trails, a community of trail lovers, and a strong voice for public funding of trails.

Information tables:

Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop
Lawrence Bike Club
Lawrence Mountain Bike Club
Lawrence UnChained Bicycle Coop
Get Outdoors Kansas
Jayhawk Audubon Society
Kansas Biological Survey
38 North Adventure Fest
Busker Fest
Friends of Clinton State Park
George Frazier Wild Places
Grassland Heritage Foundation
Kansas Land Trust
Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy
Kaw River Commons
Kaw Valley Bluebird Society
Kansas Trails Council
KU Natural History Museum
Lawrence Parks & Recreation
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Trail Hawks
League of Women Voters
LiveWell Douglas County
Love Grub Dog Food
Monarch Watch
Pawsh Wash
Santa Fe Trail: w/ Rex Buchanan & Dave Kendall
Topeka Community Cycle Project
University Press of Kansas
Watkins Museum of History
WildDouglasCounty

Biking, walking, or wheeling encouraged! Dogs on leashes are welcome outside.
Lucky Chance Drawing Raffle
Show your support of Lawrence area trails and FLAT by bidding on these awesome raffle baskets.
The drawing will be Friday, April 29th at the Trails that Connect Us event. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!
Purchase tickets: $5 for 1 ticket | $10 for 5 tickets | $20 for 10 tickets
Family Trail Adventure Pack
Biker’s Excursion Pack
Pooch Lover’s Pack
Runner’s Training Pack

Music
Signal Ridge
Food Trucks
Cheeseburgers from The Burger Bus
Tacos from JB’s Tacos
Kona Ice

FLAT Month of Creativity - Kid Friendly
2020-04-29 - 2020-05-05 | Trails of Douglas County and your own home
Celebrate our trails as we keep our physical distance.
–Write poems or stories about our favorite trails.
–Create animals and fantastic beasts we see along our trails (or wish we saw)!
Anyone big or small, young or well aged can play.
HOW TO PLAY
Choose a trail or section of trail (like part of the Loop) and visit it. Are there particular creatures you see? If you close your eyes are there creatures you hear or smell! Does the trail have a personality, is it peaceful or boisterous or calming or – you name it.
1) Then make a picture or sculpture of the creature you saw or wish you would see (let your imagination soar) on that trail. You can make a sculpture out of cardboard, papier mache, clay, sticks and string/vines. Whatever you have around, no need to go buy anything!
2) Write a poem about the trail. Haiku, limericks or Shakespearean sonnets are some possibilities.
Then SHARE a picture of your creature and your poem with us here or on FLAT’s Instagram.
Here are some links for how to make papier mache, create sculptures from cardboard and other items.
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/paper-mache-paste-recipes-1245287
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sculpture https://lovelygreens.com/30-garden-projects-using-sticks-twigs/
Once we can start hanging out together again, we’ll share the images and poems at events. Next year, at the Trails That Connect Us event we’ll display your creations.
Keep an eye on this page for future updates.
Schedule: On your own, when you need to get outside.
