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September 2019
Monday, Sept. 2 – Pot Luck at Eagle Ridge and Walk on Papio Trail
5:00 pm Social Time 5:30 pm Potluck 6:30 pm Walk on West Papio Trail "out and back" as far as you'd like. Leaderless walk. Potluck will be at Eagle Ridge Park shelter, on the East end of the park. Entrance is Cobblestone Rd. If you'd like to go, please call Carole L. (402-293-0321)
Find out more »Sunday, Sept. 8 – Lake Zorinsky, West End
2 pm Start. Meet in the parking lot North of the lake and West of 168th St. Trail is 3.5 miles and mostly flat. Leader - Carol V. (402-541-8643)
Find out more »Sunday, Sept. 15 – Hummel Park
2 pm Start. Use the North entrance to Hummel Park, following the road to the parking area on the left (not far from the Day Camp.) We will walk 1 to 3 miles on hilly trails. Walking still may be helpful. Leader - Cathy P. (402-507-7325)
Find out more »Sunday, Sept. 22 – OPPD Arboretum
2 pm Start. Meet at 10600 Blondo St. in the parking lot. Two walks will be available - a short one that may be done twice or a longer one of 0.9 mile, which also may be done twice, if interested. Both walks are pretty. Leader - Beth P. (402-709-9937)
Find out more »Sunday, Sept. 29 – Ft. Atkinson State Park
2 pm Meeting Time. Meet at the Florence Library on 30th and Bondesson to carpool to Ft. Calhoun. State park sticker or day pass will be needed to enter the park. We will walk around the history park and see log cabins full of historical artifacts. Leader - Bill D. (402-960-4783)
Find out more »October 2019
Sunday, Oct. 6 – Wabash Trace
2 pm Start. Meet at the trailhead at US 275 and 7.5 miles East of the South Omaha Bridge. Turn right near Lewis Central HS and the Iowa School for the Deaf. Proceed 0.7 miles and see the parking lot on the right side of the road. Walk is about two miles, flat, and under a canopy of trees. Leader - Alice W. (402-733-2644)
Find out more »Sunday, Oct. 13 – Platte River State Park
Meet at the restaurant near the tower for lunch at NOON. Walk after lunch (1:30 pm) will be mostly flat with moderate hills for 2.5 miles (or more, if interested.) State park sticker or day pass will be needed to enter the park. Please let Judy know if you are planning to have lunch or will be walking only. Leader - Judy A. (402-213-6474)
Find out more »Sunday, Oct. 20 – Prairie View Recreational Area
2 pm Start - Meet at the large parking lot near the picnic area located at 180th and Bennington Rd., just West of Newport Landing. Walk will be about 1.5 miles with option to circle a second time. Leader - Ann M. (402-679-4480)
Find out more »Sunday, Oct. 27 – Hitchcock Nature Center
2 pm Start. Meet at the Florence Library at 30th and Bondesson to carpool. (Park entrance fee is $3 per car.) This 2 mile, hilly walk will be in the Southeast area of the park in The Loess Hills. It will include Fox Run Ridge with a turn-off at Angel's Dead End, the latter being a challenging five hundred food descent which includes 33 steps. As we proceed along the trails, we'll enjoy the cool woodlands and view Iowa from…
Find out more »November 2019
Sunday, Nov. 3 – Big Papio Trail, North
2 pm Start - Meet at Towl Park at 9310 W. Center Rd. for a mostly flat 3 to 4 mile walk. We will go North on the Big Papio Trail to the Nature Discovery Area at One Pacific Place Park (102nd & Pine St.,) then return. Leader - Maureen D. (402-319-9430)
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