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Seward Group Walk
July 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT
Come join us as we walk together in Nebraska’s “4th of July City” – Seward, Nebraska! After the walk, enjoy a full day of holiday fun. Visit the newly opened National Guard Museum, the car show, the craft fair, enjoy live entertainment all day, including the parade at 4 p.m. and the fireworks at 10 p.m.
- Please arrive 15 minutes early to sign the waiver and to pay.
- A 10km and a 5 km route will be available.
- The trail rating for this walk is 1A (flat, on sidewalks).
- Strollers will be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome
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Annual Pie Walk
November 7 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CST
A beloved tradition returns! The walk this year will be through local parks in Papillion. Bring a pie to share for after the walk. Sit and have a slice (or two!) with complimentary coffee or hot cocoa. Leftovers will go to a local food pantry.
- A 10km and a 5 km route will be available.
- The trail rating for this walk is 1A (flat, on sidewalks).
- Strollers will be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome
- A group walk will start at 9:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
- Please return from walking by 1 p.m.
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Lake Manawa State Park – 5k and 10k Walk
September 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT
We’ll be meeting at Shelter 4 to register and set out on either a 5 km or a 10 km walk around this gem of a natural lake just south of Council Bluffs. The $5 entrance fee is waived for out-of-state walkers parking at the shelter. You’ll find paved roads and bike paths and grassy hiking paths winding around the lake and its beaches and concession area.
- A 10km and a 5 km route will be available.
- The trail rating for this walk is 1B (flat, on various surfaces).
- Strollers will have difficulty with the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome
- A group walk will start at 9:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
- Please return from walking by 1 p.m.
Shelter 4 can be found by driving South Shore Drive to Bass Road (“Dreamland Park” sign) and turning toward the lake. The shelters are marked and our yellow sign will be out to guide you.
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Lights Walk
December 12 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CST
Enjoy a walking tour of the spectacular lights 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. Enter KANEKO from the 12th & Jones entrance until 8 p.m. Registration runs from 4 to 6 p.m.
After the walk, we’ll be there until 8 p.m. to serve you cookies and warm drinks and give you a chance to win one of our fun raffle prizes. We’ll be collecting warm things for the Open Door Mission, such as hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and socks.
- The trail rating for this walk is 2A
- Strollers will be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome
- A group walk will start at 4:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
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Lake Cunningham – 5k and 10k Walk
October 10 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT
Walk along the peaceful Lake Cunningham trail with fall colors in the trees and birds floating on the lake. We’ll start at the Programming Area by the Campground, so look for the yellow signs.
- A 10km and a 5 km route will be available.
- The trail rating for this walk is 1A (flat, on sidewalks).
- Strollers will be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome
- A group walk will start at 9:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
- Please return from walking by 1 p.m.
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Table Rock School House – 5k and 10k Walk
September 5 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT
Help celebrate this one room schoolhouse by walking the same route walked by schoolchildren 100 years ago. After the walk, stay for lunch, featuring beer and brats to the sound of polka music.
- A 10km and a 5 km route will be available.
- The trail rating for this walk is 2D (moderate hills, with a significant part of the route on very difficult terrain).
- Walking sticks/hiking poles are recommended, as is bug spray
- Strollers will not be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome, but cannot come inside the buildings
- A group walk will start at 9:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
- You must return from walking by 1 p.m.
Directions: From Hwy. 75, go west on Hwy. 4 approximately 13 miles. Left (south) on the first road (5th Street, gravel, unmarked) immediately after crossing the railroad bridge. At the T-intersection, turn left (east) on Vine Street (unmarked). Vine curves east and then south. Cross the railroad tracks, and immediately turn left (south) on Railroad Drive. Continue, keeping tracks on your left, for 3.7 miles. The school will be on the right. From Hwy. 50, once you pass Steinauer, the highway turns east and is now Hwy 4. Take Hwy. 4 into Table Rock, where it becomes Wyoming Street. At the T-intersection, turn left to stay on Hwy. 4 (Grand Street) for 0.2 miles and then turn right onto Vine Street (gravel). Cross the railroad tracks, and immediately turn left (south) on Railroad Drive. Continue, keeping tracks on your left, for 3.7 miles. The school will be on the right.
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Standing Bear Lake – 5k and 10k Walk (Walking Week)
May 23 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT
Use Entrance #4 to find us. We’ll be starting from the shelter tucked away in the trees with a view of the lake, behind the playground. Walk around Omaha’s Standing Bear Lake, crossing the lake at its west end on the floating boardwalk. Those doing the 10k route will also walk in the Hillsborough neighborhood to the south.
- A 10km and a 5 km route will be available.
- The trail rating for this walk is 1A (flat, on sidewalks).
- Strollers will be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome
- A group walk will start at 9:30, if you’d like to walk with others.
- Please return from walking by 1 p.m.
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Arbor Day City – Group Walk (Signature Event)
April 19 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT
Home of Arbor Day, Nebraska City will be in bloom as you walk through tree-lined streets downtown. Also on the route will be the Arbor Day Farm, the Lied Lodge and its wooded trails, and Arbor Lodge State Historical Park, the setting for the mansion of J. Sterling Morton. We’re starting from Steinhart Park, so look for the yellow signs to find us when you enter the park. Meet by 9:45 a.m. to complete paperwork before starting promptly at 10 a.m.
- The trail rating for this walk is 2B
- A 10 km and a 5 km route will be available
- Strollers will be able to handle the route
- Leashed dogs are welcome on the trail
Carpooling will be available from the Council Bluffs/Omaha area from the Holiday Inn at Ameristar, 2202 River Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51501. We’ll be leaving promptly at 9:00 a.m. so you need to arrive by 8:45 a.m. Use this form to let us know that you can drive or that you need a ride: Nebraska City Walk – April 19th – Carpool Form
If you are attending as part of the Signature Event weekend, you may prepay for this walk when you register for other activities and walks at this link: Signature Event weekend registration form
$4 per walker