NRD encourages respectful trail use
The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District is getting complaints about the improper use of its recreational trails by horseback and all-terrain vehicle riders which can pose a hazard to other trail users.
“The NRD likes that the trails are being properly utilized by so many and it’s unfortunate a few who don’t follow the rules can impact us all,” general manager Glenn Johnson said in a news release. “Irregularities in the limestone trails, such as hoof prints, are a safety hazard for the many that use the trails properly for hiking, running and biking.”
With the opening of a 13-mile stretch of the Homestead Trail, from Saltillo Road at 25th Street to Cortland last November, the Lincoln-based district now maintains about 50 miles of recreational trails. The MoPac East Trail runs for about 25 miles from 84th Street in Lincoln to Wabash. The 12-mile Oak Creek Trail connects Valparaiso and Brainard.
People who ride horses in the MoPac East and Oak Creek trail corridors should stay on the mowed trail that parallels the crushed limestone trail and only be on the limestone trail at marked crossings and bridges, Johnson said. Horseback riding is not permitted on the Homestead Trail.
Equestrian users who don't follow the rules and users of unauthorized motor vehicles of any kind can be prosecuted, Johnson said. The NRD is asking trail users to report any abuse of the trails immediately to the local sheriff's office or to the NRD by phoning (402) 476-2729.
Trail rules are posted at trailheads and on the NRD Web site, www.lpsnrd.org; click on Recreation.
“The NRD likes that the trails are being properly utilized by so many and it’s unfortunate a few who don’t follow the rules can impact us all,” general manager Glenn Johnson said in a news release. “Irregularities in the limestone trails, such as hoof prints, are a safety hazard for the many that use the trails properly for hiking, running and biking.”
With the opening of a 13-mile stretch of the Homestead Trail, from Saltillo Road at 25th Street to Cortland last November, the Lincoln-based district now maintains about 50 miles of recreational trails. The MoPac East Trail runs for about 25 miles from 84th Street in Lincoln to Wabash. The 12-mile Oak Creek Trail connects Valparaiso and Brainard.
People who ride horses in the MoPac East and Oak Creek trail corridors should stay on the mowed trail that parallels the crushed limestone trail and only be on the limestone trail at marked crossings and bridges, Johnson said. Horseback riding is not permitted on the Homestead Trail.
Equestrian users who don't follow the rules and users of unauthorized motor vehicles of any kind can be prosecuted, Johnson said. The NRD is asking trail users to report any abuse of the trails immediately to the local sheriff's office or to the NRD by phoning (402) 476-2729.
Trail rules are posted at trailheads and on the NRD Web site, www.lpsnrd.org; click on Recreation.
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