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NENebraska rankings

Towns with the most trails in Nebraska

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Chadron 1 Chadron 5.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 21.2 mi Map of Ashland 2 Ashland Saunders County 2.0 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.8 mi Map of Ralston 3 Ralston 1.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.4 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Map of Chadron Chadron5,160 people 5.4 mi / sq mi 21.2 mi 7
2 Map of Ashland AshlandSaunders County · 3,071 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 1
3 Map of Ralston Ralston6,472 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 4
4 Holdrege Holdrege5,546 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 2
5 Papillion Papillion25,244 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 23
6 Blair Blair7,914 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 6
7 Gretna Gretna9,193 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 8
8 Map of Gering Gering8,550 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.0 mi 10
9 Plattsmouth Plattsmouth6,731 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 3
10 Map of Waverly Waverly4,440 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 5
11 Map of York York8,141 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 3
12 Bellevue Bellevue64,510 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 13.6 mi 41
13 Omaha Omaha488,837 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 80.8 mi 229
14 Kearney Kearney34,246 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 13
15 La Vista La Vista16,563 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 15
16 Wayne Wayne6,121 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 7
17 Map of Crete Crete7,527 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 5
18 McCook McCook7,314 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 6
19 Map of Chalco Chalco10,595 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 7
20 Map of Valley Valley3,174 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 1
21 Nebraska City Nebraska City7,369 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 4
22 David City David City3,017 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 1
23 Lincoln Lincoln294,856 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 40.5 mi 134
24 Map of Gothenburg Gothenburg3,452 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 1
25 Norfolk Norfolk26,054 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 12
26 Map of Beatrice Beatrice12,225 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 13
27 Lexington Lexington10,862 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 6
28 Map of Hastings Hastings25,008 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 23
29 Map of North Platte North Platte22,831 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.4 mi 10
30 Map of Fremont Fremont27,567 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 11
31 Columbus Columbus24,488 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 13
32 Sidney Sidney6,419 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 3
33 Grand Island Grand Island52,884 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 19
34 Township 1Washington County · 4,458 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 14.1 mi 0
35 Columbus ColumbusPlatte County · 3,313 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 12.7 mi 2
36 Scottsbluff Scottsbluff14,376 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 20
37 Township 2Washington County · 3,195 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 1

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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