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Horse Trails in Lincoln & Omaha |
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Horse Trail Riding In Our Cities
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Many riders near the cities board
their horses in or around Lincoln and Omaha. Both cities
have been kind to horse trail riders, offering and maintaining
some nice trails within their cities. Most of the trails
are shared trails, so it is important that horse riders be
respectful to other trail users. Your horse will almost
always be an object of affection, curiosity, or concern to some
non-riders. Remember, you are an ambassador for all horse
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Lincoln Area
The MoPac East Recreational Trail provides an equestrian
trail beginning at approximately 90th & A St. in Lincoln. The
trail continues alongside the bike/hiking trail through the
towns of Eagle & Elmwood -- ending near Wabash. The terrain is
pretty flat and kept mowed. Follow the signs and stay on the
trails. Around 20 miles, give or take. Nice day ride. No
camping.
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Wilderness Park in South/Southwest Lincoln is a great day
ride. The trails are heavily shaded, but well maintained. There
are 9 miles of trail; you will retrace your steps to return.
Trail is shared with hikers and bikers and much wildlife! Be
prepared to go under overpasses & over bridges. Great place to
challenge a new horse! Don't let the city scare you away. This
is a great trail and one of my favorite day rides -- especially
in the fall! Day riding/no camping. Parking available just north
of Old Cheney Road on 1st St, South 14th St & Rokeby Road and S.
27th & Saltillo Road.
Pioneers Park near S Coddington in SW Lincoln provides a
short horse trail through the park. Nice afternoon ride through
beautiful Pioneer Park. Some stables may provide horse rental.
Check the yellow pages.
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Omaha Area
Cunningham Lake Park, Just west of N.
84th & Rainwood Road in Omaha, offers a little over 6 miles of
trail around the lake. Enter the lake area from the East -- turn
north when you reach the lake and head to the end loop to park
your trailer. If you ride around the lake clockwise, the last
end requires you to cross a rather busy highway or you can park
right below the dam on the far South end and ride around the
west side of lake to highway 136 and back. The park also owns a
small parcel of land directly across the 96th street - where you
have to go on to 96th to get around a stream. Note:
Currently closed for renovation.
NP Dodge Park
located at
I-680 and Pershing. (12000 N. River Rd).
Take Pershing/River Road underneath the Mormon Bridge and go
north about 1 mile to the Dodge Park entrance. Turn right
into the park. Follow that road until it forks. Take
a left. Follow that road which curves around to the right. You
will see a lagoon with a "horse camp" sign on the jut of land
which is surrounded on three sides by water. A side road goes
around the jut and you can park trailers there. Access to trails
is right across the paved road. Fun and beautiful riding but
really buggy from July 1- October 1. It is terrific winter
riding as it is totally flat and sandy river bottom soil. It is
a slice of heaven with lots of eagles, the Missouri River
and beautiful trees. Since you are in deep woods - it is great
on windy days as there is absolutely no wind in the woods.
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Standing Bear Lake at 6404 N. 132th St. Many dog
walkers, mini-airplanes, joggers and bicycles on the weekend.
Trail is about 5 miles long. Best to park trailers using
entrances off N. 132nd or Fort. Really a horrible west end as it
requires going onto 144th street which has several bridges and
no side trail. When we go there we ride around and back and
avoid 144th St. completely. Contributed by Vicki K. |
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Walnut Creek Lake and Recreation Area, Southwest of
Papillion, Nebraska. This area is managed by the Papio-Missouri
River Natural Resources District. Official address 96th & Hwy
370 then go south and follow the signs to the south entrance to
park at Turkey Road and Schram Road. The area offers 4.5 miles
of groomed grass equestrian trails which wind through native
grass stands and overlook a 105ac. lake. The facility is a pack
in pack out area (which means no trash cans). Please take what
you brought. The Equestrian parking area is beyond the civic
youth camping area. There is water and restrooms available. The
pit toilet is between the civic youth camping area and the
equestrian parking area and can be seen from the roadway. It is
a short walk from the parking area. There is no overnight horse
camping/parking. Good for short rides, a casual walk will take
about an hour. Opened in1999. For more information and trail
conditions contact Randy Lee Park Superintendent. If you are
planning a group ride and have a special request please contact
Randy at rlee@walnutcrk.org,
Office: 592-8877 Cell: 658-1657 (Contributed by Randy Lee)
Zorinsky Lake at 168th & F St. Monica S. shared the
following information: "Area is nice for an early morning ride.
You can either follow the bike trail around the lake or ride the
perimeter of the park (there is a few areas of grass path ways.)
I wouldn’t suggest visiting in May/ early June due to the tick
population. There plenty of deer to be seen, and a couple of
nice wooden bridges that are walled on either side that you have
to go over. The trail is shared by bikers, hikers, and people
rollerblading.
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