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Liberty Hall, Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lawrence River Trail

Mountain bike area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Tacky: hero dirt, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 66 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
0.8 mm
Rain
2 mm
Air
22°C

Tue 3 · 37 out of 100

Trail
Unknown
Rain 2 days
23.2 mm
Rain
21.6 mm
Air
18°C

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
44.7 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
16°C

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
22.3 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
15°C

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Trail
Slick
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
14°C

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Trail
Tacky
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
18°C

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Trail
Tacky
Rain 2 days
0 mm
Rain
0 mm
Air
13°C

Tap a day for the trail, the rain and the air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 266, good
  2. Tue 337, poor
  3. Wed 461, good
  4. Thu 561, good
  5. Fri 661, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 899, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 10100, good
  10. Wed 11100, good

The spot in three facts

  • 2 routesmapped within 10 km
  • Up to S1Singletrail scale
  • Best Jun–Sep6 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know trail closures, fallen trees or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Lawrence River Trail
DayScoreTrailRain 2 daysRainAir
Mon 2Nov*66, goodUnknown0.8 mm2 mm22°C
Tue 3Nov*37, poorUnknown23.2 mm21.6 mm18°C
Wed 4Nov61, goodSlick44.7 mm0 mm16°C
Thu 5Nov61, goodSlick22.3 mm0 mm15°C
Fri 6Nov61, goodSlick0 mm0 mm14°C
Sat 7Nov100, goodTacky0 mm0 mm18°C
Sun 8Nov99, goodTacky0 mm0 mm13°C
Mon 9Nov100, goodTacky0 mm0 mm11°C
Tue 10Nov100, goodTacky0 mm0 mm17°C
Wed 11Nov100, goodTacky0 mm0 mm18°C

* Rain before today is not known: the forecast starts today, so these days are scored from a dry start and a wet one.

Trail is the soil that morning, from the rain before; rain in mm, air in °C. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lawrence River Trail

2 mountain bike routes mapped. Hardest trail: S1 on the Singletrail scale. Good all year. The nearest town to stay in is Lawrence.

  • Routes 2 mountain bike routes mapped.
  • Hardest Hardest trail: S1 on the Singletrail scale.

From OpenStreetMap: the mountain bike routes mapped within 10 km.

Bike routes and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,090–US$1,950 each

about US$1,090–US$1,950 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, stay, food, bike hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 1715 km there and back, sharedabout US$101–US$154
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Bike hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$302–US$570
Totalabout US$1,090–US$1,950

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lawrence

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Closest

Lawrence

about 10 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Lawrence · Booking.com

About Lawrence its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 50m

About 9h 50m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 9h 50m

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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