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  • Save the dates for all of our 2025 walks!

    Save the dates for all of our 2025 walks!

    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!

  • Lights Walk

    Lights Walk

    December 13 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CST

    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

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Pie Walk 5k and 10k

    Pie Walk 5k and 10k

    November 1 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT

    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

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Magic City, South Omaha 5k and 10k

    Magic City, South Omaha 5k and 10k

    October 11 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT

    Explore South Omaha, a culturally diverse area where many residents are descended from the Czech, Irish, Italian, Latino, Lithuanian and Polish immigrants. Many buildings are on the National Historic Registry. The 5k will take in 24th St. with its many local ethnic businesses and will be an easy stroll. The 10k walk adds some significant hills down to the river with its stunning views and through Spring Lake Park.

    • The trail rating for the 5k route is 1A and 3A 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

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Club Meeting

    Club Meeting

    December 1 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CST

    Our monthly club meeting features a speaker and a short business meeting, followed by social time with treats. The meeting is held in the basement.

    Free

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Club Meeting

    Club Meeting

    November 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CST

    Our monthly club meeting features a speaker and a short business meeting, followed by social time with treats. The meeting is held in the basement.

    Free

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Club Meeting

    Club Meeting

    October 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CDT

    Our monthly club meeting features a speaker and a short business meeting, followed by social time with treats. The meeting is held in the basement.

    Free

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Club Meeting

    Club Meeting

    September 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CDT

    Our monthly club meeting features a speaker and a short business meeting, followed by social time with treats. The meeting is held in the basement.

    Free

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map
  • Yanney Heritage Park – 5k and 10k

    Yanney Heritage Park – 5k and 10k

    September 20 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT

    Join the Tater Tours group for this walk and three others Sept. 17-20. This mostly paved trail shows off Yanney Heritage Park with all of its beautiful attractions. One 5k loop wanders through the park to stroll through the garden labyrinth, visit the observation tower, statuary and the lake. The other 5k route is an out and back along Betty’s Trail following the north channel of the Platte River, a Water Trail.

    Go to south parking lot on Yanney Avenue. Watch for yellow AVA signs in the park. Start point is Vernon’s Point shelter.

    • The trail rating for this walk is 1A
    • Strollers will easily be able to handle this route
    • Leashed dogs are welcome on the trail.
    $4 per walker

    KANEKO

    12th & Jones Streets
    Omaha, Nebraska 68102 United States     + Google Map

  • May-June newsletter, June Walks and looking ahead to September!

    Our May-June newsletter is available here: May-June Newsletter  Remember,  only club members receive the full newsletter shortly after publication. Want to become a club member? Print out this application and mail it in with your payment.

    If you get our “Trail Mail” e-newsletter, all of the following information will sound familiar. “Trail Mail” is open to anyone who wants to receive our irregular e-newsletter with updates on walks and upcoming events. Sign up via the website pop-up or send an email to netrailblazers@gmail.com.

    Saturday, June 3rd, 9:30 a.m. start time for 5k and 11k Group Walk for National Trails Day. Seymour Smith Park, 6802 Harrison Street, Omaha, NE 68127
     $3 fee to walk. Leashed dogs are welcome. Seymour Smith Park at 72nd and Harrison Streets in Omaha will be the starting point of our exploration of the Keystone and Papio Trails. We’ll start walking as a group at 9:30 a.m.  Your choice to walk 5 km or 11 km on flat, paved trails, suitable for strollers and great for leashed dogs. Meet in the southeast corner of the big parking lot (the northern one) a few minutes early to sign the waiver and pay the $3 fee. This qualifies as a Volksmarch for AVA/IVV credit.

    Saturday, June 24th, 10:00 a.m. start time for 5k Group Walk to honor Bonnie Christensen during Chuck Wagon Days. Adair City Park, 401 – 449 4th St, Adair, IA 50002

    Join Iowa’s Walking Club in Adair, Iowa, for a 5K group walk and a chance to remember charter club member Bonnie Christensen. $3 fee for all walkers; this qualifies as a Volksmarch for AVA/IVV credit. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Adair City Park. The walk is being held in conjunction with Adair’s annual Chuck Wagon Days, and the park will be hosting multiple events.

    The walk will begin promptly at 10:00 to avoid conflict with the Chuck Wagon Days Parade that begins at 10:30 and passes by the park. The walk will pass by an honor roll of Adair veterans who served in WWII, through residential areas, venturing briefly into Guthrie County and through downtown, past City Hall, and past the Methodist Church where Bonnie was a member and sang in the choir.

    The park’s main entrance will be closed. From I-80 Exit 76, head north on 5th Street (White Pole Road) past the main park entrance. Continue north on 5th Street and take the next right (Stuart Street), then turn right at 4th Street to enter the park. Look for the blue and white Iowa’s Walking Club banner. Restrooms and parking are available in the park.

    Monday, September 4, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pleasant Valley Rock School House – 150 Year Celebration Walk, 3.7 miles SE of Table Rock, Nebraska on Railroad Drive/628th Ave

    Help celebrate this one-room schoolhouse’s 150th anniversary by walking the route many children walked to and from school on the day before the traditional school year started. Lunch will be available with beer and brats, water, and polka music in beer tent. Walking sticks and bug spray strongly recommended due to the terrain. $3 fee for all walkers; this qualifies as a Volksmarch for AVA/IVV credit.

    Take NE-50 S to Vine St in Table Rock, then take Railroad Drive for 3.7 miles to 628 Avenue. School will be on the right. More complete driving directions at https://my.ava.org/event-view.php?sn=124361

    Regional Roundup September 15 – 17, 2023, hosted by GDMVA: Iowa’s Walking Club. See the flyer posted on our website for all details and walks and to sign up for meals and t-shirts by August 18th. Preregistration for the walks is NOT necessary. The host hotel for this weekend is Grand Stay Hotel & Suites, 2679 Rock Ridge Drive, Rock Valley, IA.

    Friday, September 15, 10 a.m. to noon, Plymouth County Historical Museum
    335 1st Ave SW, Le Mars, IA 51031 (part of the Regional Roundup)

    The Trailblazers will host the walk in Le Mars, Iowa, the Ice Cream Capital of the World! You can walk this walk at any time during the Roundup, by going to the host hotel and registering, but we will be staffing the walk in person on Friday, September 15th from 10 a.m. to noon. Please finish by 3. The museum is open for visitors from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.