For Emergencies: Call 911

Nearest Emergency Room: Methodist Hospital - W. Dodge and 84th St.

Directions: East on Fort St (2 miles); South on I-680 (3 miles), East on W. Dodge St (2 miles), South on 84th St. (1 blk)

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Where To Access the Trail

• North Entrance: From I-680 and Fort St. Go west on Fort St. about two miles to the soccer field entrance on the south at 124th. Park in the back of the first gravel parking lot nearest the farm house. The trailhead kiosk is at the back.
• West Entrance: From 129th St. and Fort St. Park at Bike Masters and ask inside for additional riders. Then ride south on 129th to 127th St. (First stop sign). Go east on 127th to Fowler Ave. (Second left). Go east on Fowler to the open lot. Follow the trail at the back of the lot. Note: This is a bike and walking entrance only with no streetside parking.
• South Entrance: From W. Maple Rd. and 124th St. Go north to the Moylan Iceplex parking lot and park in the NW corner (upper parking level, all the way to the end).
• East Entrance: From W. Maple Rd. and 120th St. Go north to the third entrance into the soccer parking lot on the left. Enter and park at the NW corner near the steel gate. Ride the doubletrack along the Big Papio River to the singletrack.

Trail Direction

Counter-clockwise, follow the trail markers. Always be aware in the trees for oncoming riders and pedestrians.

Trail Rules and Useage

• The farm house complex is occupied. Please respect their privacy by staying off their driveway.
• Mountain bikers yield to walkers and runners.
• The park is open from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• Be prepared: Know your equipment, ability, weather, etc.
• Say no to mud.
• Respect the trail, wildlife, and environment.
• Stay on the trail: Skip trail sections via service road crossings only.
• Ride slowly on trail when crowded.
• Pass with courtesy and care.

When Not To Ride

TPMBT is designed to shed water off the trail and therefore normally dries quickly after a rain. If the soil is wet before a heavy rain, usually 24 hours are needed before riding. When the soil is dry before a rain, usually six hours are sufficient before riding. The trail just north of the creek is usually the last to dry out and can be bypassed to ride dry trail.

With frost in the ground and air temperature above freezing, the trail is greasy and easily damaged. Thus, ride early in the morning or late in the evening when the air temperature is below freezing.

If you are leaving half-pipe tracks from your tires or you're riding outside the tread because it's too slimy, please cease riding and return when the trail conditions are drier.

Trail Map

The Omaha Parks provided the aerial photograph for the area of Tranquility Park bounded by Fort Street on the north, the Big Papio River and 120th Street on the east, and W. Maple Road on the south. The isoclinic lines will give you an estimate of the rise and fall of the trail. There is approximately 400' of climbing in the 6 mile lap.

Group Rides

You are welcome to join a regular group ride that leaves Bike Masters (129th and Fort) for Tranquility on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. and rides by the Fort St. parking lot by 6:10 p.m. If not announced on the BMCC blog, call 402.964.1080 to verify the ride that day.

A First For Omaha Parks

Tranquility Park Mountain Bike Trail is the first authorized off-road biking trail in an Omaha Park! The Park Dist. wanted to move slowly since it was their first experience with singletrack trails and Trails Have Our Respect. Thus the master plan was divided into phases in order to evaluate the concept on a trial basis. The 1.5 mile phase 1 opened in July 2004.

Though a 12 month evaluation period was originally required, because of the positive feedback from users and the good working relationship between T.H.O.R. and the Park Dist., phase 2 approval was obtained four months later in November 2004 and the addition completed in December. Phase 3 was approved in October 2005 and completed in November. The trail length was about 4 miles.

In 2007, we noticed unacceptable erosion mostly on the south prairie. Walking the land with the Omaha Parks planner, we received approval for a more erosion resistant design. Starting in Fall 2007, and finishing in Spring 2008, the redesign retired about 1.5 miles of trail and added 3.5 miles to arrive at our current trail layout of about 6 miles.

Thus far, from planning, construction, and maintenance, over 900 volunteer hours have been spent on TPMBT through June 2008. For those who appreciate TPMBT and would like to put some sweat equity into maintaining it, please contact the T.H.O.R. Trail Leader via Tranquility@TrailsHaveOurRespect.org.

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