Bike rides in Nebraska

Explore 6 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Nebraska, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

6 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Bob Kerrey Bridge: Nebraska–Iowa bicycle return

  Omaha

  About 1.1 miles · Out and back

  Hard-surface pedestrian and bicycle bridge

  Walk through the plaza, then follow the main bridge ramp over the Missouri River to the Iowa landing and return the same way. Remain on the original bridge rather than extending into city streets or the new Baby Bob branch.

• Homestead Trail — Roca to Hickman Road and back

  Roca

  4.0 mi · Out-and-back

  Crushed limestone

  This short Nebraska rail-trail outing follows the crushed-limestone Homestead Trail south from its Roca trail parking to Hickman Road, then returns along the same path. Allow about four miles for the complete outing. This is an approximate map-based planning distance, not a surveyed measurement; your parking approach adds a little.

• MoPac East — Walton public head: short bicycle return

  Walton

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Crushed limestone main rail-trail

  Follow the signed main path east toward Eagle. Turn after 2 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Oak Creek Trail: Valparaiso–Brainard return

  Valparaiso start

  26 mi · Out-and-back

  Crushed limestone

  A rural rail-trail ride through eastern Nebraska, with open prairie, wooded stretches and the small community of Loma along the way.

• Steamboat Trace — Peru public head: short bicycle return

  Peru

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Crushed limestone main rail-trail; firm dry tread only

  Follow the signed main path north toward Nebraska City. Turn after 2 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• White River Trail — Grabel Ponds road trailhead: short bicycle return

  Crawford / Fort Robinson

  Up to 2 miles return · Out-and-back

  Improved gravel / crushed limestone main trail; not uniform asphalt

  Follow the signed main path toward Crawford along the improved White River rail-trail. Turn after 1 outward mile or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.