Tale of Two Trails Lenexa, KS   Oct 4, 2025

Tale of Two Trails runs through Shawnee Mission Park in Johnson County, Kansas. It receives its name because it combines two separate trail systems in the same park. The 10M race is the only course that runs on one system.

The 20M, 40m, and 50 miler are run throughout both Shawnee Mission’s North and South shore trail systems, connected by a brief amount of paved trail. Each loop is 20M long.

*Due to the nature of trail running in the Kansas City area, if Urban Trail Co closes the trails due to wet conditions, there will be an alternate route consisting of bridle trail, cross country, paved and gravel.

Course
Shawnee Mission Park has a little of everything terrain wise. There will be some very smooth and runnable sections and some very technical sections. Be prepared for roots and rocks, and some rolling hills. The trails run primarily through tree canopy, but there will be a few very exposed areas throughout each loop. The stated mileage of the course will be as accurate as we can get but your GPS device may vary due to a variety of reasons, therefore all stated distances should be considered “-ish”.