Biking Across Kansas
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Biking Across Kansas is an annual recreational and social rally
for bicyclists across the state of Kansas, United States.
The first was in 1975. It has been held annually each June. The route varies and has traversed all 105 counties of the state. More than 800 bicyclists from Kansas and other states participate each year. The event was organized by Larry and Norma Christie through 2001. Charlie Summers began as organizer in 2002 and continues to the present.
in Western Kansas to Louisburg
, with night stops in Garden City, Jetmore, St. John, Halstead, Eureka, Humboldt and Paola.
in Western Kansas to Atchison
, with night stops in Atwood, Norton, Smith Center, Beloit, Washington, Sabetha, and Horton.
in Western Kansas to Elwood
, with night stops in Scott City, Ness City, Hoisington, Lincoln, Clay Center, Centralia, and Troy.
in Western Kansas to Mulberry
, with night stops in Satanta, Ashland, Medicine Lodge, Clearwater, Burden, Neodesha, and Girard.
in the southwest corner of Kansas to White Cloud
in the northeast, with night stops in Sublette, Spearville, Ellinwood, Lindsborg, Chapman, Onaga, and Hiawatha.
Rallying
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for bicyclists across the state of Kansas, United States.
The first was in 1975. It has been held annually each June. The route varies and has traversed all 105 counties of the state. More than 800 bicyclists from Kansas and other states participate each year. The event was organized by Larry and Norma Christie through 2001. Charlie Summers began as organizer in 2002 and continues to the present.
2009 BAK
The 2009 BAK: June 6-13, 2009 with a 540-mile, eight-day route from SyracuseSyracuse, Kansas
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,812.-Geography:...
in Western Kansas to Louisburg
Louisburg, Kansas
Louisburg is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,315.-19th century:Prior to the American Civil War, the land of what is now called Louisburg was part of that reserved for members of various tribes of Native Americans that were ceding...
, with night stops in Garden City, Jetmore, St. John, Halstead, Eureka, Humboldt and Paola.
2008 BAK
The 2008 BAK: June 7-14, 2008 with a 466-mile, eight-day route from St. FrancisSt. Francis, Kansas
St. Francis is a city in and the county seat of Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,329.-Geography:St. Francis is located at...
in Western Kansas to Atchison
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison is a city situated along the Missouri River in the eastern part of Atchison County, located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,021. It is the county seat and most populous city of Atchison County...
, with night stops in Atwood, Norton, Smith Center, Beloit, Washington, Sabetha, and Horton.
2007 BAK
The 2007 BAK: June 9-16, 2007 with a 495-mile, eight-day route from TribuneTribune, Kansas
Tribune is a city in and the county seat of Greeley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 741.-History:The city is named after the New York Tribune, of which Horace Greeley of Chappaqua, New York was the editor....
in Western Kansas to Elwood
Elwood, Kansas
Elwood is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,224. It is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Elwood is located at...
, with night stops in Scott City, Ness City, Hoisington, Lincoln, Clay Center, Centralia, and Troy.
2006 BAK
The 2006 BAK was organized with a single 485-mile, eight-day route from Johnson CityJohnson City, Kansas
Johnson City is a city in and the county seat of Stanton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,495.-Geography:Johnson City is located at...
in Western Kansas to Mulberry
Mulberry, Kansas
Mulberry is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 520 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mulberry is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, with night stops in Satanta, Ashland, Medicine Lodge, Clearwater, Burden, Neodesha, and Girard.
2005 BAK
The 2005 BAK was organized with a single 530-mile, eight-day route from ElkhartElkhart, Kansas
Elkhart is a city in and the county seat of Morton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,205.-Geography:Elkhart is located at...
in the southwest corner of Kansas to White Cloud
White Cloud, Kansas
White Cloud is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States. It was named for James White Cloud, son of Chief White Cloud of the Iowa Tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 176. White Cloud is the seat of government for the Iowa Reservation of Kansas and Nebraska...
in the northeast, with night stops in Sublette, Spearville, Ellinwood, Lindsborg, Chapman, Onaga, and Hiawatha.