Monday, May 8th, 5:30 p.m. – Lake Manawa State Park, Shelter 5 (no park entrance fee).
Meet at Shelter #5 a little before 5:30 to sign the waiver. Cost of walk is $3. You do NOT need to pay out of state registration fees as long as you park near the shelter. The 5K will be on paved trail and park roads. The 10K will be a mix of grass and paved trail. Leashed dogs welcome.
Directions to Lake Manawa:
I-80/29 Local to Exit 49, South Expressway. Right (south) on South Expressway to Veterans Memorial Hwy (US 275/92). Left (east) on Veterans Memorial Hwy to first stop light (E. Manawa Drive). Right (south) on E. Manawa Drive to stop sign where it becomes S. Shore Dr. West on S. Shore Dr. to Bass Road toward beach and playground. Right (north) on Bass Road to Walleye Rd. Left (west) on Walleye Rd. to parking for Shelter 4 & 5. Watch for yellow AVA sign. Shelter 5 is on the east end of parking lot.
If you miss I-80 Local, follow the interstate to I-29 south and take Exit 47. Left at the traffic light (Vets Memorial Hwy, 275/92) to E. Manawa Dr. Left (south) on E. Manawa Dr. then follow the above directions
Saturday, June 3rd, 9:30 a.m. – National Trails Day Walk, starting from Seymour Smith Park, 72nd & Harrison Streets in Omaha.
Seymour Smith Park at 72nd and Harrison Streets in Omaha will be the starting point of our exploration of the Keystone and Papio Trails. We’ll start walking as a group at 9:30 a.m. Your choice to walk 5 km or 11 km on flat, paved trails, suitable for strollers and great for leashed dogs. Meet in the southeast corner of the big parking lot (the northern one) a few minutes early to sign the waiver and pay the $3 fee. This qualifies as a Volksmarch for AVA/IVV credit.
