Bellevue has 14 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Haworth Park (1.8 mi), American Heros Park (1.7 mi), Willow Springs Park (0.7 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Bellevue’s land is conserved, about 731 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #19 of 57 in Nebraska. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
731 acres · of 23.6 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
856 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
22 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 20 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Bellevue?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellevue is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #19 of 57 in Nebraska. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellevue’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
20 mi
off-road bike paths
0.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Swanson Park MTB TrailBike route
4.4 mi
Courts & fields
56Soccer
51Baseball
29Tennis
12Basketball
8Football
6Pickleball
5Volleyball
2Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Bellevue
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Daylight (h)
9.5
10.6
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.1
14.9
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
33
38
51
63
74
83
86
84
78
65
50
37
Rain (in)
0.8
1.0
1.8
3.3
5.0
5.0
3.8
4.0
3.1
2.5
1.4
1.3
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bellevue →
Next door
Bellevue and its neighbors
Bellevue has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellevue
Where can I hike in Bellevue?
The longest trail networks: Haworth Park, 1.8 miles; American Heros Park, 1.7 miles; Willow Springs Park, 0.7 miles; Jewell Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellevue is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Nebraska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bellevue’s trails?
Haworth Park and American Heros Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bellevue?
22 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes, 20 of off-road paths and 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Swanson Park MTB Trail.
Is there public land near Bellevue?
21,149 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellevue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 856 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bellevue have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #19 of 57 in Nebraska. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bellevue neighbors.
Photo: Code36 at English Wikipedia · Public domain