The Glacier Creek Trail winds through open prairie on a sunny, mowed fire management track. The prairie was created in 1970 and sustains a unique ecosystem of fauna and flora as well as its own sub-watershed.

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904 m

Glacier Creek

Highlight • River

East of the trail in the direction of the creek is the Papio Tract, which was acquired separately and is now part of teh preserve. There are prescribed burns to maintain the prairie all along the creek.

Tip by

1.41 km

Kobs Pioneer Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Pioneer Cemetery is in a patch of trees down the hill from Boocker Point. The cemetery and the preserve are owned by the University of Nebraska.

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4.51 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Weather

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