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Nebraska trails · Walnut Creek Trail West

Walnut Creek Trail West

A 2.4-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 54 ft of climbing. Reaches Walnut Creek Lake.

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Length
2.4 mi
Elevation gain
54 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
6%
Steepest mile
+54 ft
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Concrete
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

1,077 – 1,131 ft12

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.4 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Walnut Creek Trail West

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

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Walnut Creek Tr W access — parking nearby, restroom. About 24 min drive (11 mi) from Omaha. 41.13869, -96.06951 · 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 4.7-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:23 a.m. — 9 h 22 min before sunset.

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