Places to Ride

You may start from Cottonmill Park , at UNK west between the Cushing Center and the College of Education on the UNK  campus or at many other location located through out western Kearney. The trail follows the Kearney canal system from Cottonmill Park through Kearney and south towards the Archway monument.   It crosses the canal heading south beside Yanney Park. There is a side trail that allows you to enter and enjoy the wonderful park that the Yanney family has provided for the community. A steel and wood bridge crosses the canal on the southeast side of the park and follows along side Turkey Creek and runs east along the bank to 2nd Ave. The trail continues by going under 2nd Ave.  It heads south crossing Talmadge road and meandering over to Central Ave. crossing onto Archway Parkway  road. Heading east on the Archway Parkway road the trail turns north for a slight distance at M Ave and crosses the road were it runs along the south side of the canal. The trail then runs between the canal and some small lakes  and crosses an old railroad bridge on the way to the Archway Monument. The final phase of the trail, when finished, will connect with the Fort Kearney trail that runs to the Fort Kearney Recreational State Park and the Fort Kearney Historical State Park. Currently the trail is about 18 miles round trip starting from either the Arch or Cottonmill.