Nebraska trails · Mahoney Trail
Mahoney Trail
A 2.7-mile network in Nebraska, with 74 ft of climbing. Reaches Philpot Reservoir and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Philpot Reservoir (lake)
- US West Lake (lake)
Getting there
Mahoney Trail junction. About 34 min drive (26 mi) from Omaha. 41.02549, -96.30903 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:14 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 2.7-mile route takes roughly 1 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:38 a.m. — 10 h 08 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- The Narrows — 7.1 mi
- Wehrspann Lake Trail — 11.9 mi
- Walnut Creek Trail West — 14.7 mi
- Zorinsky Lake Trail — 15.0 mi