A busload of 50 people wanting to walk the Downtown Omaha walk will be arriving this morning. Here’s your chance to make new friends and show them some of the best parts of Omaha! We’ll register and pay at The Landmark Building, 1299 Farnam Street. Omaha, 68102 (exact change really appreciated!) and then walking to where the bus has parked. Most people will be walking the 5 km RiverFront route, including a trip up to the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. Others will want to add the 5 km Urban Route, showing off some of the best of downtown, the Old Market and the Capitol District.
The trail rating for the RiverFront route is 1A and for the Urban route is 2A (a little hillier).
Strollers will be able to handle the route.
Leashed dogs are welcome.
If you stamp books, that can be done during registration.
$4
The Landmark Building
1299 Farnam Street Omaha,
Nebraska
68102United States+ Google Map
We’re starting right at 10 a.m., so be sure to arrive by 9:45 to sign the waiver and pay the walking fee (exact change is really appreciated!). We’re walking with members of a tour group who are arriving early, just to spend some time with us! It’s a great walk for an autumn day and there’s the Tastee Treet waiting for us when we return.
The trail rating for this walk is 1B.
Strollers will be able to handle the route.
Leashed dogs are welcome.
If you stamp books, the stamp will be available after the walk at the Tastee Treet (it opens at 11 a.m.).
$4 per walker
The Landmark Building
1299 Farnam Street Omaha,
Nebraska
68102United States+ Google Map
Our club slows down in the summer, with July and August events directed at club members. Our next scheduled walking event is August 23rd, in Des Moines, Iowa. We’ll have more details and a carpooling sign-up for you later.
In the meantime, here’s our latest newsletter: July – August 2025 newsletter where you can see lots of pictures from the biennial convention held by America’s Walking Club in Las Cruces, NM and from our recent walking weekend, with Iowa’s Walking Club, in central-western Iowa. Oh, and some dates you’ll want to save! Plus some hints on how to keep walking even during hot, humid weather.
Our planning committee is still putting together some fun events for July and August. In the meantime, be sure to put these on your calendar!
June 7th at 10 a.m. Mandan Park, 6215 S 13th St, Omaha, NE 68107. Meet at the picnic shelter near the newly opened nature center to sign the waiver and walk the trails.
This hidden park is impossible to see into from 13th Street, which runs along its western edge. Its seclusion made it a great place to escape the city and experience nature. The park has been extensively renovated over the last couple of years. The trail we will walk follows the park’s level contour along the now closed road that used to run through the park.
*The trail rating for the route is 1B *Strollers will be able to handle the route. *Leashed dogs are welcome on the trail. *$4.00 per walker (exact change appreciated); children under 12 free
Glenwood Walk
June 27 – 28, starting at 2 p.m. in Corning, Iowa (plus 3 more walks). Four group walks in central Western Iowa: Corning, Shenandoah, Glenwood and Stanton, in partnership with Iowa’s Walking Club. Our club sponsors the Glenwood seasonal walk, so we’re very excited about this opportunity to show off this gem of a walk! Glenwood offers a 7 km and a 10 km option, while the other group walks are 5 km (10 km option available in Stanton). Please see our printable flyer* for all of the details about each of the walks, as well as the buffet dinner and hotel reservations in Shenandoah on Friday and the pancake feed on Saturday morning in Glenwood: Four County walking weekend
*The trail rating for the routes are either 1A or 2B *Strollers are okay on some routes *Leashed dogs are welcome on the trails *$4.00 per walker for each walk (exact change appreciated)
*If your printer will print duplex (2 sided), then choose “Flip on short edge” for the best results.
It’s hard to believe that there was snow on the ground just a month ago! Enjoy the latest newsletter, with plenty of news and pictures for you to enjoy. You can download it using the little icon, second from the right at the very bottom of the page.
Bad news – we had to break that crowd into two visits – one at the original 10 a.m. and the other at 1 p.m. Sandy, our organizer for this event, reached out to everyone that was signed up to make that work.
More bad news – Sandy didn’t hear back from 30 people – either the registration had a bad email address or Sandy’s email went to Spam or the registrants chose not to respond. **Those 30 people have had their registrations canceled.**
Good news for everyone else – Sandy and the Joslyn have made arrangements to add 30 more people at 10 a.m. and 30 more people at 1 p.m. First 30 people to respond for each time get in.
Be sure to bring 2 cans of soup – one for the pot and another for the New Hope Pantry. We’ll have a big pot of chicken soup and another big pot of beef soup, PLUS cornbread, made by some of the people welcoming you to the historical Florence neighborhood of Omaha.
All of the walks that we have planned so far are listed on our Walk and Event Listing page, also accessible through our Walks and Events menu. Each event has a handy link at the bottom of the page to add it to your Google, iCalendar or Outlook calendars. You can even subscribe to our entire event calendar by using the “Subscribe to Calendar” button in the bottom right side of any Walk and Event Listing page.
We’ve even created a booklet, suitable for printing, at our 2025 Walk Booklet page. Please note that the booklet will not be updated during the year; you’ll have to grab a pencil and mark up any printed copy as things change. And we already have a couple of changes in the works!
Our first walk of the year will be our traditional Soup Walk, to be held in the hills of Florence, one of Nebraska’s oldest cities and now part of Omaha. All of the details are available at https://nebraskatrailblazers.com/event/annual-soup-walk-5k-and-10k/ Grab a couple of cans of soup, your walking shoes and we’ll see you there!
Enjoy a walking tour of the spectacular light display in the downtown area and the Heartland of America Park. Parking in the Old Market is not free. We suggest using a pay lot. There is one at 10th & Jones. Street meters accept credit cards and cash.
This walk is in memory of our dear friend and member, Larry Boehm. Larry planned this walk for many years and was instrumental in securing this wonderful start point. He served on our board and was a great friend who will be deeply missed.
The trail rating for this walk is 2A
Strollers will be able to handle the route
Leashed dogs are welcome, but cannot come inside KANEKO
A group walk will start at 4:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
Free
The Landmark Building
1299 Farnam Street Omaha,
Nebraska
68102United States+ Google Map
Our annual pie walk. Bring a pie to share after the walk. The leftovers all go to a homeless shelter. Walk Olde Towne Bellevue, home of Washington Park, the Bellevue Log Cabin, regarded as the oldest building in Nebraska, The First Presbyterian Church, thought to be the oldest existing religious building in the state, and the Sarpy County Museum.
The trail rating for the 5k route is 1A and 2A for the 10k route.
Strollers will be able to handle the route.
Leashed dogs are welcome on the trail, but not in buildings.
A group walk will start at 9:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
$4 per walker
The Landmark Building
1299 Farnam Street Omaha,
Nebraska
68102United States+ Google Map
