Originally Posted by
revcp
Departing June 2 from the Twin Cities. South to St Louis (MRT), east through Kansas to Taos (much of it on the Katy and the Flint Hills Trail), north to Yellowstone, back east to Twin Cities.
I've not ridden the Flint Hills Trail, but have heard great things about it. When I rode across KS, I was going from west to east right along the northern border. The most important things for you to know about Kansas riding are: 1) Kansas is NOT flat, especially the eastern third of the state containing the Flint Hills region; and 2) the wind in Kansas can be ferocious and from multiple directions nearly every day during spring and summer.
Despite the hills, wind, and heat, I love cycling in Kansas! For your non-trail riding, the Kansas Department of Transportation has a good bicycle map that shows traffic volume for all the state highways.