Trails in Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln Trail Network--an Overview

An extensive trail network criss-crosses Lincoln. The Antelope Valley Project provides a hub for the system. Project trails parallel the new Antelope Valley Parkway and provide connections to other trails. Capitol Parkway and it's trail network connect to the Antelope Valley Project at J Street. Other trails utilize abandoned railroad right of ways. Some trails have been specially constructed. Still others, run through Wilderness Park--miles of more primitive recreational trials exist here. At the Haymarket the Homestead Trail 'heads' 72 miles South to Maryville, KS.

Lincoln trail maps may be found at: http://lancaster.ne.gov/city/parks/parks/trails/index.htm

MAJOR TRAILS

Antelope Valley Parkway

This extensive transportation, flood control and park complex, is the new hub of Lincoln's trails. A trail lines the Antelope Creek flood control channel from Military Road on the North to an extension connection of the Billy Wolff Trail on the South. The Parkway trails and connections to other trails, are made possible by a series of underpasses and bridges. The MoPac Trail* intersects the Antelope Valley Project trail between W and Y Streets. The Jamaica North Trail is another of several convenient trails connected through the project. (*under construction)

Holmes Lake Trail

Virtually surroounding Holmes Lake, the trail connects with the Billy Wolff Trail south. The resulting trail complex, runs Northeast to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, City Campus.

Billy Wolff Trail

The trail runs from Holmes Lake, along Antelope Creek and Capitol Parkway, to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus. In 2010, the intersection of South Street and Capitol Parkway will be revised to provide a pathway uninterrupted by streets continuing on and connecting to the Antelope Valley Parkway hub for the city network of trails.

Rock Island Trail

Connected to the Bill Wolff Trail, the Rock Island Trail extends from Antelope Park, South to Wilderness Park. Through a series of underpasses and bridges, e.g. Highwasy 2 and South 14th bridges, the trial runs virtually uninterrupted by streets and highways. The single street crossing is on Old Cheney, near 14th Street.

Jamaica North Trail

The Jamaica North Trail uses 6.5 miles of abandoned Union Pacific Rail track. This trail runs through Southwest Lincoln nieghborhoods, connects to the Homestead Trail, to the Haymarket and provides access to the UNL City Campus. Eventually the Homestead trail will leave the Haymarket and connect to Maryville, KS, 72 miles to the South.

Other Major Trails

Additional trails include: Murdock Trail, John Dietrich Trail, MoPac Trail, Boosalis Trial, Superior St. Trail, Roper West Park Trail, Wilderness Park Trails, Bison Trail, Levee Trail, Antelope Creek Trail and Homestead Trail. These trails will be detailed in future document versions.