I like crushed limestone and gently rolling hills of Eastern Nebraska. Can't wait until this one is completed to Omaha. Anyone know it there is any work being done east of Elmwood?

I'm a local/regular rider on this trail. I'm writing this review in February based on my long-term experiences and not on a recent ride. The crushed limestone trail is not cleared of snow and is not a good riding surface surface during the winter. During the spring, summer & fall, it drains fairly well following rainfalls of 1/2" or less, but it's definitely soft when coming out of winter.

The trail surface is decent throughout the length of the trail. You still need to watch what you're doing, as there are a few areas that wash out, and burrowing animals do their thing, especially in the open areas between Eagle and Elmwood. Scenery-wise, this trail is pretty good for eastern Nebraska. You're away from roads most of the trip and the trees on the side of the old railroad right-of-way give you a certain feeling of isolation, even when you're really just 100 feet from a cornfield or pasture. You'll cross roads about once each mile, and most of them are just county gravel roads.

You'll encounter plenty of people in about the first 4 miles nearest to Lincoln; then things thin out going to Eagle (about 10 miles from Lincoln). Elmwood is about another 8 miles from Eagle, and then it's about another 3 miles to the trail's end in Wabash. There are several C-stores, a grocery and a bar in Eagle. There's a Cenex C-store in Elmwood. Wabash is a town(?) in name only. There are no facilities there, but the last 3 miles to Wabash are perhaps the nicest 3 miles on the trail.

The trail tends to be slightly uphill from Walton to near Eagle, and downhill for several miles into Elmwood. If it's a hot day with a westerly wind, you should know that you'll work pretty hard getting back from Wabash or Elmwood to Eagle, but the ride back from Eagle to Walton & Lincoln won't be bad. The trailhead in Lincoln on 84th Street is very nice, although it's closed during the winter months.

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.