Nebraska trails · Zorinsky Lake Trail

Zorinsky Lake Trail

A 8.3-mile network in Nebraska, with 44 ft of climbing. Reaches Papillion Creek Reservoir D-38 and other lake destinations.

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Length

8.3 mi

Elevation gain

44 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+44 ft

Shape

network

Surface

Asphalt

Bikes

yes

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 8.3 miles.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Papillion Creek Reservoir D-38 (lake)
Zorinsky Lake (lake)

Getting there

Zorinsky Lake Trail junction — parking nearby, restroom. About 17 min drive (10 mi) from Omaha. 41.21982, -96.17695 · 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 6:45 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 8.3-mile route takes roughly 3 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:40 a.m. — 8 h 05 min before sunset.