Hiking trails near Lincoln, Nebraska

50 official trails lie within 25 miles of Lincoln — 130 miles in total, 45 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 175 ft; the median trail gains 66 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Southwest Trail	7.8	82 ft	Hard	29 min · 20 mi
Charles L Warner Equestrian Trail	6.2	175 ft	Moderate	18 min · 11 mi
North Trail	4.7	79 ft	Moderate	37 min · 23 mi
84th Street Trail	6.0	165 ft	Moderate	14 min · 6 mi
Old Cheney Road Trail	5.0	156 ft	Moderate	14 min · 7 mi
Rail Road Trail	2.0	119 ft	Easy	43 min · 30 mi
Superior Street Trail	4.3	150 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Southeast Trail	3.0	70 ft	Easy	32 min · 20 mi
Area 8 West Trail	2.4	91 ft	Easy	41 min · 24 mi
Salt Creek Levee Trail	3.2	36 ft	Easy	9 min · 3 mi
Tierra Williamsburg Trail	3.8	100 ft	Easy	11 min · 5 mi
Area 9 Praire Trail	3.1	91 ft	Easy	40 min · 22 mi
Mahoney Trail	2.7	74 ft	Easy	41 min · 29 mi
Billy Wolff Trail	3.0	33 ft	Easy	3 min · 1 mi
Rock Island Trail	3.0	47 ft	Easy	11 min · 4 mi
Alvo Road Trail	2.0	100 ft	Easy	15 min · 8 mi
Cross Country Trail	3.5	56 ft	Easy	41 min · 24 mi
Highlands Trail	2.6	86 ft	Easy	13 min · 6 mi
Yankee Hill Road Trail	1.8	119 ft	Easy	15 min · 8 mi
Pawnee 2	1.9	58 ft	Easy	31 min · 15 mi
David Murdock Trail	2.0	96 ft	Easy	18 min · 9 mi
14th Street Trail	1.6	68 ft	Easy	12 min · 6 mi
Helen Boosalis Trail	3.1	66 ft	Easy	12 min · 5 mi
Pawnee 5	1.9	50 ft	Easy	27 min · 15 mi

Quick picks near Lincoln

Easy and short: Rail Road Trail — 2.0 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: Salt Creek Levee Trail to Oak Lake; Mahoney Trail to Philpot Reservoir; Cross Country Trail to Branched Oak Lake; Area 13 Dam Face Trail to Branched Oak Lake

Trail guides near Lincoln

The Narrows — 42.2 mi, 166 ft climb · 29 mi away
Wehrspann Lake Trail — 6.1 mi, 48 ft climb · 36 mi away
Two Rivers — 17.5 mi, 46 ft climb · 38 mi away
Zorinsky Lake Trail — 8.3 mi, 44 ft climb · 38 mi away
Walnut Creek Trail West — 2.4 mi, 54 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Seward (23 mi) · Fremont (44 mi) · Omaha (45 mi) · Glenwood (51 mi)

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