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 3.8 (40)
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  3. …Southeastern Nebraska
  4. Omaha
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“One of the best trails in the Omaha metro area. ”

Rob Evans
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4.8

Miles

7.8

KM

100%

Singletrack

1,119' 341 m

High

1,015' 309 m

Low

320' 98 m

Up

332' 101 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (1°)

10%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Off-leash

E-Bikes Unknown

Overview

The Swanson Park trail is the original ride in this area, and it's a very popular one. With lots of climbs, drops and a few technical sections, Swanson Park has a lot to offer for both beginners, intermediate and advanced riders.

This course is used in the Psycowpath Race Series.

Description

The trail starts climbing soon after it leaves the trailhead. It heads to the west side of the park, then goes down a small drop and a short, steep, somewhat technical climb. It then winds around on a forested hillside, before ending up down in a ravine that can be muddy at times.

The trail eventually goes around the Firefighter training area, and goes down from there. Finally, there area series of small hops, and another small climb on the way back to the trailhead.

Contacts

Local Club: Trails Have Our Respect

Land Manager: City of Bellevue, NE - Parks

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Rob Evans
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Trail Ratings

  3.8 from 40 votes

#1

in Omaha

#636

Overall
  3.8 from 40 votes
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Recommended Route Rankings

#1

in Omaha

#5

in Nebraska

#636

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Pounding down the stairs.
Apr 10, 2017 near La Vista, NE
Hang time.
May 20, 2013 near La Vista, NE
Expert area with nice ramps and jumps.
Oct 17, 2015 near La Vista, NE
Roller coaster section.
May 20, 2013 near La Vista, NE
Entering the trees.
May 20, 2013 near Papillion, NE
A couple of nice jumps.
Oct 17, 2015 near La Vista, NE

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Oct 10, 2023
Scott Michael
First time actually finishing this, got a flat on my first attempt. Nice trail! 5.2mi
Jun 26, 2023
Jenn Mosier
Oct 26, 2022
John Stutznegger
Nice trail with fun sections. Very fast and flowy 3mi — 0h 42m
Aug 1, 2022
Cheyenne wolfe
great dirt
May 14, 2022
Joseph Frederickson
Jul 1, 2021
Jacob Anderson
4.8mi
Apr 2, 2021
Walter Brush
4.8mi
Mar 21, 2021
Keenan Page
Trail condition overall was superb. There are some muddy sections up on the east hill that should be avoided.

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