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Moderate Hiking Trails near Omaha

The directory currently contains 8 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Omaha. Their average mapped distance is 1.9 km and average recorded ascent is 90 m (295 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.4 km.

This subset represents 38% of the 21 quality-checked routes near Omaha. Its average distance is 1.9 km, compared with 16.2 km across the full local set.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.7 km

Prairie Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

46 m

Signal Ridge Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
Moderate

Nebraska · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Forest
  • Alpine meadow
Moderate

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Forest
Moderate

Nebraska · United States

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Forest
Moderate

Iowa · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Mountain
Moderate

Iowa · United States

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
280 m
Typical duration
1 hr 45 min
  • Forest
Moderate

Nebraska · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
14 min
Moderate

Iowa · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
7 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Signal Ridge TrailNebraska1.5 km46 m23 minModerateApril to October
Prairie TrailNebraska0.7 km65 m14 minModerateApril to October
Grey Squirrel TrailNebraska1.9 km132 m35 minModerateApril to October
Oak TrailNebraska2.0 km70 m32 minModerateApril to October
Fox Run RidgeIowa1.2 km65 m21 minModerateApril to October
West Oak Forest EastIowa6.4 km280 m1 hr 45 minModerateApril to October
Hackberry TrailNebraska0.8 km53 m14 minModerateApril to October
Dozer CutIowa0.5 km8 m7 minModerateApril to October

Signal Ridge Trail, Prairie Trail, Grey Squirrel Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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