Harlan County Lake
Republican City, NE


Date: Saturday May 1, 2010

Courtesy of ATVMagBlog.com’s Jon Rhodig comes word of the grand opening of the Cedar Run ATV/Motorcycle Trail in south central Nebraska.

Come join in on the days festivities for the grand opening of this new trail system. Free food, free admission, win prizes!

The event will start off with the Nebraska Off-Highway Vehicle Association (NOHVA) sponsoring a noon lunch at the trail for businesses and individuals who donated to the project, contractors who helped build the trails and trail head amenities, project partners, and NOHVA members and guests.
The public is invited to join in the general festivities set to begin at 1:00 p.m., with Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy and other state, federal and local officials scheduled to speak at that time. At 1:30 p.m., trainers certified by the national ATV Safety Institute will give a presentation on safe riding behavior and proper protective gear.

At 2:00 p.m. a scavenger hunt fun-ride through the new trail system, with prizes to be given away for winners and participants. This event is being sponsored by Team MGR, one of the project’s major donors. Members of Team MGR include Jon Rhodig, Katie Rhodig, Chris Flodine, Derek Hinrichs, and Nicole Hinrichs.

Some prizes donated by ATV Magazine http://www.atvmagonline.com/,

Rocky Mountain ATV/MC http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com

Decal Works http://www.decalmx.com

DT1 filters http://www.dt1filters.com/

There is no registration cost for this or any other of the day’s events. Helmets are required at this event.

Below is a video depicting the trail before the new construction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssRGpPdy46I

Grand Opening of Nebraska's Cedar Run ATV Trail | ATV Magazine Online

 

Update with some pictures of the trail. These were taken summer of 2009, the trail was not completely finished as of then but these will give you an idea of the terrain.


































GPS tracks of every trail in the area.

 

sounds like something we'll have to come try out. How many miles of trails are there?

 

There is approximately 14 miles of trails. A rock crawling section, mug bog/hole section, moderate hill climbing. The event on May 1st we will be putting on a scavenger hunt and nearly everyone that completes (finds) all the hidden "waypoints" will win a prize. Free admission for all the days events.

 

An updated satellite shot of the are


Bridge over the creek crossing

 

Looks like a nice place to ride, nice pictures.

Might have to look into going there sometime( and a few other places to, but i do procrastanate a lot)

 

More info and pictures here. Cedar Run trail Harlan County Lake | ATVMagBlog

 

I know thread is a few years old now, but this is the closest out of state trail to me and from these and newer pics it looks great. Maybe I'll get there one day. Good job to you and those who got it done. Wish I had the land and resources to build a dedicated trail.