Bikes mean business, and bicycle tourism is a big part of that equation. Whether we are working with trail-side towns to improve bicycle friendliness or looking for opportunities for Nebraska's trails to continue to a broader regional system, Bike Walk Nebraska loudly advocates for trails across the state.
Right now, our efforts are heavily focused on the Cowboy Trail and the MoPac Trail.
The Cowboy Trail
Bike Walk Nebraska convened The Cowboy Trail coalition alongside our partners to work towards our collective goals of identifying funding and development opportunities, educating the public and elected officials, and engaging trail-side communities in harnessing it as an asset.
Connecting the Nation
The Cowboy Trail is the longest rails-to-trails conversion project in the country, running alongside 29 trail-side communities, spanning 317 miles from Norfolk to Chadron. It is also a part of the Great American Rail-Trail. The Great American Rail-Trail is the nation's first cross country, multi-use trail, running from Washington, D.C. to Washington sate once complete.
Trail Towns Accelerator Program
The Cowboy Trail runs alongside 29 trail-side communities in some of the most rural parts of Nebraska. We are thrilled to announce we’ve received a grant to launch and fund our Trail Towns Accelerator Program for 2025.
The program supports communities along The Cowboy Trail in assessing, providing, and planning trailhead access and attractions alongside community-wide safety improvements.
If you'd like to learn more or get involved with the program, contact us to get started.
The MoPac Alliance
In 2019, Nebraska Trails Foundation, Great Plains Trails Network, and Bike Walk Nebraska organized as The MoPac Alliance to find a solution for the MoPac Trail Gap. As of May 2025, the Lower Platte South Natural Resources District is exploring alternatives to the previously determined route, following Cass County Commissioners' inability to reach a consensus.
