Helen Boosalis Trail:
Nebraska
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Description:
The Helen Boosalis Trail, named for Lincoln's first female mayor, runs 3 1/2 miles across the city from the Indian Village neighborhood to the Edgewood Shopping Center. Travelers will enjoy scenic views as the trail passes through 40th and Highway 2 Park and can continue their journey with connections to the Old Cheney Road Trail and Rock Island Trail.
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Parking & Trail Access:
Parking is available at the Alamo Shopping Center on S. 56th and Nebraska Hwy. (Hwy. 2), as well as the intersection of 40th and Hwy. 2 and 40th and Hwy. 2 Park.
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Good Commuter Link
By crhilton in February, 2011
This trail provides a good commuter link. It's partially separated, so some intersections have underpasses and others do not. Those with underpasses provide a street crossing: Which makes it connective and means you have a good way around when the underpass floods.

The section west of highway 2 was repaved in 2008 or 2009, and is now a nice smooth ride. Only the last few hundred feet near the department of roads is in poor shape.

This trail is often a good alternative to the old cheney trail, even though it takes you out of the way.


You are right next to highway 2, but there's a pretty good distance to the trail and the trail sits below the highway at most points. So the traffic noise is fairly low, and the only crossings are major intersections.