MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Flint Hills National Scenic Byway
Council Grove to Cassoday
- Distance
- 48 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 03m
- Climb
- 1,056 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- April through June and September through October. Spring burns blacken the hills in March and April and green prairie follows.
- Fuel
- Fuel is in Council Grove, Strong City and Cottonwood Falls. It is sparse south of Cottonwood Falls.
- Watch For
- Strong crosswinds, cattle and deer. Smoke from prairie burns in spring can cut visibility.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Kansas 177 crosses the Flint Hills from Council Grove south through Strong City and Cottonwood Falls to Cassoday. The road rolls over the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America and passes the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
Stops
- StartCouncil Grove
- FinishCassoday
