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Take a bike ride along a stretch of the 117-mile Flint Hills Trail, where the region's beauty reveals itself. More of that beauty awaits at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a National Parks Service property in Strong City. It's one of the only parks preserving the grasslands and nearly treeless hills that once covered the country's heart.
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The Flint Hills of Kansas is a region that typifies this image. Drive about two hours northwest of Topeka and start your tour of the historic junctions that dot the Flint Hills region. Here's your bucket list trail from north Kansas to Wichita following the highlights of the Flint Hills.
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The Flint Hills is Kansas's most beautiful and expansive natural landmark, starting seemingly out of nowhere and extending far past what you can see with the naked eye. Nevin Godfrey/Flickr According to what we can find, it's the most dense area of intact tallgrass prairie in North America. Vincent Parsons/Flickr Advertisement
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Clocking in at 117 miles, Flint Hills Trail State Park is the longest rail-trail in Kansas (seventh-longest in the nation). Cutting across five counties of the Flint Hills region, it connects the communities Osawatomie to Council Grove. The trail is currently under development to continue west from Council Grove to Herrington.
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Located in Hartford, Kansas, this 18,500 acre wildlife refuge is open to the public for driving tours, hiking, hunting, and fishing. Flint Hills Trail Stretching 117 miles across east-central Kansas, this public trail passes through five counties and is built on an old railroad corridor. Great Plains Nature Center
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Despite differences of opinion about the exact boundaries, most geologists agree that the Flint Hills extend from Marshall County in the north to Cowley County in the south (across the state line in Oklahoma, they are known as the Osage Hills). The Flint Hills were formed by the erosion of Permian-age limestones and shales.
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The Flint Hills, historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, is a region in eastern Kansas and north-central Oklahoma. It was named for the abundant flint eroded from the bedrock near or at the surface.
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Info Alerts Maps Calendar Fees Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farms, cities, and towns. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills.
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The Flint Hills Scenic Byway stretches 47.2 miles across the Flint Hills of Kansas on K-177 between Council Grove and Cassoday. It is a beautiful drive year-round showing off the panoramic vistas of the tallgrass prairie.
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Arts & Culture | November 2018 What Makes the Flint Hills of Kansas a Sight to See 70 classical musicians. 200 acres of windblown prairie. And the bracing spirit of the heartland. A Kansas.
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The Flint Hills, historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, [1] are a region of hills and prairies that lie mostly in eastern Kansas. It is named for the abundant residual flint eroded from the bedrock that lies near or at the surface.
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Historically known as Blue Stem Hills, Flint Hills is located in Manhattan, Kansas. The State of Kansas is broadly divided into 6 regions, and Flint Hills Kansas is situated in the eastern region. It also falls under north-central Oklahoma, with the largest intact tallgrass prairie in North America.
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The Flint Hills is a region of Kansas . Understand [ edit] The Flint Hills encompasses 13 Kansas counties (Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Geary, Greenwood, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, Wabaunsee) and smaller areas of 7 peripheral counties (Clay, Dickinson, Jackson, Marion, Ottawa, Saline, Shawnee).
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Flint Hills of Kansas Engage in the vast beauty of rolling hills and breathtaking views along the Flint Hills in east-central Kansas. This is one of the largest tallgrass prairies left in the world and can still be experienced by visitors through historic attractions, hiking, overnight stays, education, and events.
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Drive the Kansas Flint Hills Scenic Byway, visit Spring Hill Ranch on Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, and tour Santa Fe Trail history in Council Grove. I was a guest of the Kansas Office of Tourism & Travel and the Council Grove Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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The Flint Hills Voted one of the Eight Wonders of Kansas, the Flint Hills are a special, magical place. Located west of Emporia, and extending north and south for several hundred miles, the Flint Hills are one of the last remaining tallgrass prairie eco-systems in the world.