Geographic Description

This trail extends from Old Cheney Road along 70th Street to just south of South Street.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 2.30 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects Old Cheney Road Trail, Billy Wolff Trail, and Antelope Creek Trail
• Points of Interest: Holmes Lake Park, Rickman’s Run (Dog Park)

Geographic Description

This trail runs along 84^th Street connecting to Mahoney Park on the north and Antelope Creek Trail to the south.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 6.35 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Murdock Trail, MoPac Trail, Antelope Creek Trail
• Points of Interest: Mahoney Park, SCC, Novartis MoPac Trailhead

Geographic Description

The Billy Wolff Trail extends from 27th St. and Capital Parkway near Folsom Children’s Zoo along the Antelope Creek to Holmes Lake and 70th Street.  The Antelope Creek trail continues from 70th St. south past the dog run, under Pioneers, 84th St. and Old Cheney and ends near Hwy 2.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 7.71 Miles (To Pine Lake Rd.)
• Other trails connections: Connects to Rock Island Trail, Holmes Lake Trail, 84^th St. Trail, 70^th St. Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Below grade crossing at 48^th St., Pioneers Blvd., 84^th St. Old Cheney Rd
• Points of Interest: Holmes Lake/Holmes Lake Park, Pansing Park, Roose Park, Eden Park, Antelope Park, Children’s Zoo/Botanical Gardens, Rickman’s Run (Dog Park)

Geographic Description

The Bison Trail runs from the east entrance of Pioneers Park to the Salt Creek Levy Trail near W. Van Dorn and S. 1^st Streets.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 1.7 Miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Jamaica North Trail, Salt Creek Levy Trail, Pioneers Park Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Below grade crossings at Hwy. 77, S. Folsom St.
• Points of Interest: Pioneers Park

Geographic Description

The Murdock Trail connects to the east end of the Dietrich trail at 48^th and Fremont Streets and continues on along the north edge of Mahoney Park out to 112th Street.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone (some paved)
• Length: 4.73 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to John Dietrich Trail, 84^th St. Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Bridge over 84^th St.
• Points of Interest: Mahoney Park, Ballard Park, Havelock

Geographic Description

The Helen Boosalis Trail runs along the north side of Highway 2 from 17th Street to Old Cheney Rd.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 3.55 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Old Cheney Rd. Trail, Rock Island Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Below grade crossing at 48^th St.
• Points of Interest: 40^th & Hwy. 2 Park

Geographic Description

This 3-mile loop serves the neighborhood and connects with the Superior Street and Roper Park Trails.  It was a cooperative venture of the Highlands Corp., the city and several corporations and organizations.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Other trails connections: Connects to Superior St. Trail

Geographic Description

This trail makes a loop around Holmes Lake.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone
• Length: 2.31 mile loop
• Other trails connections: Connects to Billy Wolff Trail, 70^th Street Trail, Antelope Creek Trail
• Points of Interest: Holmes Lake Park

Geographic Description

The Jamaica North Trail turns into the Homestead Trail just south of Saltillo Road.  The trail continues south through Lancaster into Gage County to the town of Cortland.  Trail work between Cortland and Pickrell is not yet complete (9.5 miles.)  The trail picks up again at Pickrell and continues to the city of Beatrice.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone
• Length: 14.16 Lincoln to Cortland; 7.87 Pickrell to Beatrice (Trail not complete between Cortland and Pickrell)
• Other trails connections: Connects to Jamaica North Trail
• Points of Interest: Trailhead at Saltillo Rd., Princeton, Cortland, Trailhead in Beatrice (2^nd & Court St.)

Geographic Description

The Jamaica North Trail was completed in two phases. Phase one section runs between 4^th and Calvert St. to ½ mile south of Saltillo Rd.  This crushed limestone section turns into the Homestead Trail on the southern end.  Phase 2 is a paved trail paralleling 4^th St. between ‘J’ and ‘A’ Streets.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone (Phase 1); Paved (Phase 2)
• Length: 6.33 miles (Phase 1); 0.61 miles (Phase 2)
• Other trails connections: Connects to Salt Creek Levy Trail, Homestead Trail
• Points of Interest: Wilderness Park

Geographic Description

The John Dietrich Trail starts in Lintel Park near 21^st and Holdrege Streets and connects to the Murdock Trail at 48^th and Fremont Streets.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 3.12 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Murdock Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Below grade crossing at 27^th St.
• Points of Interest: UNL City campus, East Campus, Peter Pan Park, Bethany Park, Novartis Trailhead at 84^th St.

Geographic Description

The rural portion of the MoPac Trail starts 84th Street and continues east through Walton, Eagle, Elmwood and ends near Wabash.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone
  
• Length: 21.67 miles
• Other trails connections: Paralleling the trail from 98th street to Elmwood, a second, undeveloped, path for horseback riding is cleared and marked
• Points of Interest: Water fountain available at Walton trailhead

Geographic Description

The urban portion of the MoPac Trail extends from 84^th Street to UNL City Campus at N. Antelope Valley Pkwy. and Vine St.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 5.08 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Antelope Valley Trails, Rock Island Trail, 84^th Street Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Bridges over ‘O’ St., 48^th St., 27^th St.
• Points of Interest: UNL City campus, East Campus, Peter Pan Park, Bethany Park, Novartis Trailhead at 84^th St.

Geographic Description

Beginning at a trailhead in Valparaiso, the Oak Creek Trail follows a abandoned railway through Loma and then ends in Brainard.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone
  
• Length:
  
• Points of Interest: Restroom at Loma

Geographic Description

This trail extends from Charleston and 1st Streets and ends at Cornhusker Highway.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 1.47 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to the Salt Creek Levy Trail and Haymarket Pedestrian Bridge
• Points of Interest: Oak Lake Park, Haymarket Park

Geographic Description

This trail extends from 27th Street along Old Cheney Road to 70th Street.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 3.03 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to the Tierra Park – Williamsburg Trail, 70th Street Trail, and Helen Boosalis Trail

Geographic Description

This trail makes a loop around Pioneers Park.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length:
  
• Other trails connections: Connects to Bison Trail
• Points of Interest: Pioneers Nature Center
  

Geographic Description

This reclaimed railroad bridge will provide a vital link between the future extensions of the MoPac East Trail and the Omaha Trails System.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone and paved bridge
• Length: 1.00 mile

Geographic Description

This trail extends from UNL City Campus at 19th and Vine Streets to Densmore Park.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 6.71 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to the Helen Boosalis Trail, Southpointe Trail, Billy Wolff Trail, and Tierra Park-Williamsburg Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Bridges over Hwy. 2 and 14th Street and below grade crossing at Sheridan Blvd
• Points of Interest: UNL City Campus, Antelope Park, Children’s Zoo/Botanical Gardens, Bishop Heights Park and Tierra Briarhurst Park, and Densmore Park

Geographic Description

This trail makes a loop around Roper Park.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length:
  
• Other trails connections: •    Connects to Superior Street Trail and Highlands Trails
• Points of Interest: Roper Park Disc Golf Course

Geographic Description

This trail extends from Haymarket Park to the Jamaica North Trail near Calvert Street

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Crushed limestone
  
• Length: 4.04 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Oak Lake Trail, Bison Trail, and Jamaica North Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: •    Below grade crossings at O St. and Rosa Parks Parkway
• Points of Interest: Haymarket Park

Geographic Description

This trail extends from Densmore Park to Tierra Williamsburg Trail.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 2.36 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects Rock Island Trail and Williamsburg Trail
• Points of Interest: Densmore Park

Geographic Description

This trail extends from Cornhusker Hwy. to Highlands neighborhood.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 4.42 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Highlands Trail and Roper Park Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Below grade crossing at Interstate 80
• Points of Interest: Roper Park

Geographic Description

This trail extends from Hwy 2 at 27th Street through the Williamsburg neighborhood to San Mateo Lane.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Paved
• Length: 3.00 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to Southpointe Trail, Rock Island Trail, Helen Boosalis Trail, and Old Cheney Road Trail
• Major street below grade crossing or bridge: Below grade crossing at Pine Lake Road
• Points of Interest: Williamsburg Village Park and Tierra Briarhurst Park

Geographic Description

An extensive trail system is available in Wilderness Park.

Trail specifications

• Surface type: Single-track dirt
• Length: over 10 miles
• Other trails connections: Connects to North Jamaica Trail
• Points of Interest: Thick woodlands and streams
• Additional: Parking lots are available just south of West Van Dorn Street on South 1st Street, on West Pioneers Blvd., or on Old Cheney Road