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MoPac East Trail:
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Description:
From the Trail Website (www.lpsnrd.org/docs/mopac.html): The MoPac East Recreational Trail is a 25-mile crushed limestone trail through some of southeast Nebraska's finest wildlife habitat. It offers year-round recreation for hikers, joggers, bicyclists, horseback riders, cross country skiers and wildlife watchers. Owned and maintained by the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District, the trail also serves as an environmental education and public awareness tool. "The MoPac" stretches east from Lincoln through the communities of Walton, Eagle, Elmwood and Wabash, featuring a blend of prairie, woodland and agricultural scenery along a former Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor. The rail line was active until 1984, when heavy rains destroyed a portion of track near Elmwood. The Nebraska Trail Foundation and the Great Plains Trails Network raised the funds to purchase the trail property. The property was then deeded to the Lower Platte South NRD on July 3, 1991, and the MoPac East Recreational Trail was born. The MoPac East Trail connects to the MoPac Trail in Lincoln near 84th Street, linking it to the more than sixty mile city trail network. The trail is completed from Lincoln to Wabash, a distance of 22 miles, and is to be extended to the Lied Platte River Bridge at South Bend with future connections to the Omaha trail network. Within the MoPac East corridor and paralleling the limestone trail is the separate, natural-surfaced Charles L. Warner Equestrian Trail. The equestrian trailhead is at 98th & A Streets and the trail extends to Wabash. Charles L. Warner was a well-known horseman and long-time LPSNRD Director, who was a supporter of MoPac equestrian use. Trail users will find an abundance of attractions along and near the trail. Famed Nebraska Author and Nebraska Hall of Fame member Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954) did much of her writing about pioneering in the Midwest from her home in Elmwood, Nebraska. The community served as the setting for several of her books. Refreshments and other services are available in all of the communities.
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Parking & Trail Access:
Parking areas for hiker/bikers are located in Lincoln at 84th Street, in Walton, street parking is available in Eagle and at the trailhead in the Village Park in Elmwood. Equestrian parking is available at the Charles L. Warner Trailhead at 98th & "A" Streets. There are no fees to park. Parking areas are adjacent to the trails. Voluntary user passes ($1.00/day or $5.00/year) are available at several self service donation boxes along the trail and at the Walton Trail Company in Walton.
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Great trail.
By Ender on February 16, 2008
The trail head is located between O and A street on 84th, has bathrooms, snack and drink vending machines, drinking fountains, parking . From there it turns from pavement to crushed gravel. The whole trail from Lincoln to Eagle is quite flat, some bumpy spots from water washing out a bit of the trail Only two big hills that I know of (between Walton and Eagle). During the morning/evenings or weekends, quite a few people can be seen from Lincoln to Walton. After Walton the foot/bike traffic drops. There are very few road crossings. One major road (fairly major highway) crosses the Mopac about a mile and a half outside of Eagle. I cannot say about the trail past Eagle, but will probably review it again this spring when I go the full distance of the trail.
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Trail Facts
Trail End Points: Lincoln, NE (84th and Hazelwood Streets) to Wabash
Counties: Cass, Lancaster
Trail Length: 22 miles
Trail Category: Rail-Trail
Trail Surfaces: Crushed Stone
Trail Activities: Walk, Horseback, Bicycle, Cross Country Ski, Wheelchair

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