State: NE Length: 2.30 miles Surface: Concrete
The 70th Street Trail follows its namesake thoroughfare for just over two miles, providing a convenient, north-south route through residential Lincoln. Along the way, trail-goers will pass Holmes Lake Park, a popular spot for boating, fishing, ...
State: NE Length: 6.35 miles Surface: Concrete
For commuters, the 84th Street Trail provides a convenient, north-south route paralleling its namesake road from Mahoney Park and Adams Street to Old Cheney Road. For recreationists, the trail provides easy access to the Murdock Trail, MoPac ...
State: NE Length: 4.90 miles Surface: Concrete
The Antelope Creek Trail follows its namesake waterway through suburban sections of southeastern Lincoln, Nebraska. Essentially a direct continuation of the slightly shorter Billy Wolff Trail, the Antelope Creek Trail offers its own unique scenery ...
State: NE Length: 2.10 miles Surface: Concrete
The Antelope Valley Trail runs roughly north-south through downtown Lincoln with the University of Nebraska on one end and Lincoln High School at the other. It begins near the Bob Devaney Center, a sprawling athletic complex and sports arena ...
State: NE Length: 8.90 miles Surface: Concrete
The Bellevue Loop Trail is actually the southern extension of the Keystone Trail, and it is occasionally referred to simply as part of the longer trail. The trail makes a loop around the southern edge of the Omaha suburb of Bellevue, hence its ...
State: NE Length: 9.88 miles Surface: Concrete
Omaha's Big Papio Trail follows the route of Big Papillion Creek from southern Omaha to the city's northwestern corner. The paved trail begins along the creek at Harrison Street in Seymour Smith Park, where it meets the longer Keystone Trail. ...
State: NE Length: 4.10 miles Surface: Concrete
The Billy Wolff Trail provides Lincoln residents with a connection to nature, running through a string of parks—Pansing Park, Roose Park, Antelope Park and Holmes Lake Park—as it winds its way from S. 27th Street to S. 70th Street. The ...
State: NE Length: 1.70 miles Surface: Concrete
The Bison Trail runs across southwestern Lincoln from the intersection of W. Prospector Court and S. 1st Street (south of State Route 2) to the entrance of Pioneers Park Nature Center on S. Coddington Avenue. This scenic pathway offers a view ...
State: IA, NE Length: 0.60 miles Surface: Concrete
The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge—named for the former Nebraska senator who helped secure much of its funding—opened in September 2008 as the first dedicated pedestrian bridge to connect two states. Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, ...
State: NE Length: 1.30 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Bob Lake Trail runs for 1.3 miles between 48th Avenue and the start of the Robert White Trail where the trails converge near 65th Street. The trail follows the southwest shore of Lake Babcock, which is home to the giant American lotus, the ...
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State: NE Length: 17 miles Surface: Concrete
The Cottonmill to Fort Kearny Trail is a 17-mile network of interlinked trails throughout the southwestern side of Kearney, Nebraska. The trails link neighborhoods and businesses with parks and historical sites throughout the city. All offer ...
State: NE Length: 1.77 miles Surface: Concrete
Betty's Trail is part of the Cottonmill to Fort Kearny Trail, at 17-mile path that winds through southwest Kearney, Nebraska. This segment is named for Betty Connell, who allowed the portion of trail to cross her land. The 1.7-mile section ...
The Eagle Loop is part of the Cottonmill to Fort Kearny Trail, at 17-mile path that winds through southwest Kearney, Nebraska. This 4-mile segment runs mostly along 30th Avenue, between W. 48th Street and W. Railroad Street. It links Ted Baldwin ...
State: NE Length: 3.13 miles Surface: Concrete
The Pioneer's Path is part of the Cottonmill to Fort Kearny Trail, at 17-mile path that winds through southwest Kearney, Nebraska. This section runs east–west through wetland areas for 3 miles between 2nd Avenue (near the cinema) and the ...
State: NE Length: 1.11 miles Surface: Concrete
The Tailrace Trail is part of the Cottonmill to Fort Kearny Trail, at 17-mile path that winds through southwest Kearney, Nebraska. This section runs north–south along the Nebraska Public Power District canal between US 30 and 11th Street. ...
State: NE Length: 2.77 miles Surface: Concrete
The Links Trail is a 2.7-mile part of the Cottonmill to Fort Kearny Trail, at 17-mile path that winds through southwest Kearney, Nebraska. This section is named for the two golf courses is passes on route between W. Railroad Street and Cottonmill ...
State: NE Length: 195 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone
Portions of the Cowboy Trail are closed because of damages from flooding of the Elkhorn River in 2010. Please refer to Nebraska's Game & Parks website for updates. The Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail, or for short, the Cowboy Trail, stretches ...
State: NE Length: 3 miles Surface: Concrete, Woodchips
The first mile of the Dannebrog Trail, which completely encircles the town known as the Danish Capital of Nebraska, was paved in late September 1993. The trail runs along and around an abandoned Union Pacific rail line. Owned by the village ...
State: NE Length: 8 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Traversing through 8 miles of central Nebraska, the Dark Island Trail runs from the outskirts of the small town of Central City to the edge of the even smaller village of Marquette. The trail's unique name derives from a local Pawnee legend. ...
State: NE Length: 1.80 miles Surface: Concrete
The Field Club Trail occupies an old railroad bed that courses for 2 miles through one of Omaha's older neighborhoods. The northern portion of the trail—beginning just south of the University of Nebraska Medical Center—is unique in that ...
State: NE Length: 3.90 miles Surface: Concrete
The Helen Boosalis Trail, named for Lincoln's first female mayor, runs for nearly 4 miles across the city from the Indian Village neighborhood to the Edgewood Shopping Center. The urban pathway connects several residential neighborhoods and ...
State: NE Length: 0.80 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Hickman Linear Park Trail parallels the rail line between 68th Street at its the southeast end and 7th Street/Hickman Road at its northwest end. The trail is just under a mile and runs through a city park in a tree-line corridor.
State: NE Length: 3 miles Surface: Concrete
The Highlands Trail offers a pleasant, 3-mile loop through Lincoln's Highlands neighborhood. The route also passes the Highlands Golf Course with its sweeping and well-maintained grounds. For longer journeys, the pathway directly connects with ...
State: NE Length: 40 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Homestead Trail follows the route of a rail corridor abandoned by Union Pacific in 2000. Construction began on the trail in 2007 and was completed in the summer of 2012 by a partnership of the Nebraska Trails Foundation, Lower Platte South ...
State: NE Length: 6.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Running along a former Union Pacific Rail track, the Jamaica North Trail extends from the intersection of Park Boulevard and Speedway Circle south through Lincoln to Saltillo Road, linking several of the city's neighborhoods to various Lincoln ...
State: NE Length: 2.72 miles Surface: Asphalt
The John Brownell Trail, also known as the Beltline Trail, runs for nearly 2.75 miles through residential neighborhoods on an abandoned rail corridor in Grand Island, Nebraska. The trail provides direct access to the city's Pier Park, which ...
State: NE Length: 3.60 miles Surface: Concrete
The John Dietrich Bikeway—also known as the John Dietrich Trail or simply the Dietrich Trail—winds through urban Lincoln for more than 3 miles. Along its route, the trail skirts the edge of a number of residential properties and 3 neighborhood ...
The Johnson Lake Hike and Bike Trail will one day be a 10-mile loop around a popular recreational lake in central Nebraska, about 10 miles south of Lexington. Currently, about 4 miles of paved trail are complete along the southern shoreline. ...
State: NE Length: 15 miles Surface: Concrete
The Keystone Trail is a popular urban-to-rural corridor for commuters and recreationists of all stripes: college students, businesspeople, families and the ranks of the retired who can easily access Omaha's many universities, parks and business ...
State: NE Length: 8.60 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The MoPac Trail in Springfield, Nebraska is an integral component of what is planned to be a more than 50-mile recreational trail between Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska's two largest cities. Four sections of the trail are currently open for use: ...
State: NE Length: 21.67 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The MoPac Trail is actually several segments of trail the now occupy the old corridor of what used to be the Missouri Pacific Railroad's Omaha Belt Line (hence "MoPac"). This eastern segment is the more rural and extends between Lincoln and ...
State: NE Length: 5.30 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone
The MoPac Trail West continues from the MoPac Trail East through the city of Lincoln. The trail connects the university with local businesses, neighborhoods, parks, recreation opportunities and shopping. The trail occupies the old corridor of ...
State: NE Length: 4.70 miles Surface: Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Murdock Trail, named after the businessman who donated the land to the City of Lincoln, travels east-west for nearly 5 miles through northern Lincoln and its Havelock neighborhood. The trail runs along a former Rock Island Railroad corridor, ...
State: NE Length: 2.10 miles Surface: Crushed Stone, Grass
Niobrara State Park has a total 14 miles of trails open to a variety of uses, including snowmobiling. A 2.1-mile hike–bike trail incorporates a trestle from the old Chicago Northwestern Railroad, which spans 1,200 feet of the Niobrara River. ...
State: NE Length: 13 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
Nebraska's Oak Creek Trail, occupying a former Union Pacific Railroad corridor in the eastern part of the state, is about as rural a trail as you will find in the United States. While the trail is only about 1 hour from both Omaha and Lincoln ...
State: NE Length: 3.03 miles Surface: Concrete
Immediately adjacent to its namesake, the Old Cheney Road Trail provides a straight east-west route across southern Lincoln from 27th Street to 70th Street. Although the 3-mile paved pathway isn't much more than a widened sidewalk, it is an ...
State: NE Length: 20.10 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Omaha Riverfront Trail is currently open in three sections along the Missouri River in Nebraska's largest city. In the south, the trail begins at Missouri Avenue/US 275's approach to the South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge. The vehicular ...
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State: NE Length: 1 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Platte River Connection is a short, but critical, route that will one day link the vast trail systems of the two most populous Nebraskan cities, Lincoln and Omaha. Before this can happen, extensions to the Omaha trail system to the east ...
State: NE Length: 2.70 miles Surface: Concrete
Located on the eastern side of Seward, Nebraska, the Plum Creek Trail runs for nearly 3 miles through open fields and dense woodland. As its name suggests, the trail follows the course of Plum Creek for its entire route. The trail begins in ...
State: NE Length: 1.50 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Robert White Trail runs for 1.5 miles between the start of the Bob Lake Trail, where the trails converge near 65th Street, and 18th Avenue/Monastery Road. There is no shade. The trail follows the southern shore of Lake Babcock, which is ...
State: NE Length: 6.70 miles Surface: Concrete
The Rock Island Trail in Lincoln, Nebraska, runs for nearly 7 miles through the city on a north–south corridor, between the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, campus and Densmore Park. The trail is an important and popular travelway for nonmotorized ...
State: NE Length: 4 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Salt Creek Levee Trail provides a scenic route for bikers and runners along its namesake waterway. This crushed limestone path takes you past Lincoln's oldest neighborhoods and under a picturesque old railroad bridge. At its southern end, ...
State: NE Length: 2 miles Surface: Concrete
The South Omaha Trail is a 2-mile rail-trail that connects the Keystone Trail, Karen Park, Karen Western Elementary School and businesses in central Omaha, just south of Interstate 80. The trail is built on a former Union Pacific rail line ...
State: NE Length: 2.36 miles Surface: Concrete
The Southpointe Trail extends from Densmore Park to the Tierra Williamsburg Trail in Lincoln's Southern Hills neighborhood. This suburban route passes by Williamsburg Village, one of the city's most distinctive neighborhoods, and SouthPointe ...
State: NE Length: 2.91 miles Surface: Asphalt
The St. Joe Trail in Grand Island, Nebraska, runs for nearly 3 miles from its connection with the John Brownell Trail at Ada Street to its southern endpoint at George Clayton Hall County Park. For most of its route, the St. Joe Trail parallels ...
State: NE Length: 21.40 miles Surface: Crushed Stone
The Steamboat Trace Trail in southeastern Nebraska rests on a former Burlington Northern railroad corridor stretching from Brownville to just south of Nebraska City. The corridor was railbanked by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and deeded to the ...
State: NE Length: 4.42 miles Surface: Asphalt
The Superior Street Trail is primarily a commuter route following its namesake thoroughfare from US 6 (Cornhusker Highway) in Lincoln to the Highlands neighborhood on the western edge of the city. The paved pathway also offers access to Roper ...
The tree-lined Tierra Williamsburg Trail—also known as the Tierra Park Williamsburg Trail or more simply as the Williamsburg Trail—traverses through the distinctive Williamsburg Village neighborhood of southern Lincoln, Nebraska. Along ...
State: NE Length: 2.40 miles Surface: Concrete
The scenic Two Lakes Trail runs for 2.4 miles between where 48th Avenue crosses the Loup Canal, and the start of the Bob Lake Trail, and Lakeview Road at 18th Avenue. The trail follows the northern shore of Lake Babcock—home to the giant ...
State: IA, NE Length: 5 miles Surface: Concrete
Council Bluffs' Veterans Memorial Trail runs adjacent to US 275—also known as Veterans Memorial Highway—for its 5 mile route. On the non-highway side of the trail, runners, walkers, bikers and skaters are treated to a diverse landscape ...
State: NE Length: 16.10 miles Surface: Concrete
Two sections of the West Papio Trail are currently open for use. The shorter section begins just west of S. 36th Street in Bellevue, Nebraska, where it connects with the Keystone Trail. The trail follows West Papillion Creek through open fields, ...
State: NE Length: 3 miles Surface: Ballast
The White River Trail runs westward for 3 miles from Park Street in Crawford to Fort Robinson State Park. The trail, which is surfaced with crushed rock, traverses a couple of trestles where the railroad corridor originally crossed the White ...
State: NE Length: 1.50 miles Surface: Concrete