Nebraska trails · Big Papio Trail

Big Papio Trail

A 8.0-mile network in Nebraska, with 62 ft of climbing. Reaches Lake Regency.

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Length

8.0 mi

Elevation gain

62 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

10%

Steepest mile

+25 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.0 mi

Shape

network

Surface

Concrete

Bikes

yes

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 8.0 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Lake Regency (lake)

Getting there

Big Papio Trail access. About 5 min drive (2 mi) from Omaha. 41.24152, -96.06268 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:13 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.0-mile route takes roughly 3 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:34 a.m. — 8 h 11 min before sunset.