Cedar Run OHV trail at Harlan County Lake

With the grand opening come and gone the new trail system is now fully open. Me and my team had a rare opportunity to help fund, organize and participate in the grand opening (May 1, 2010) of this expanded trail system. The trail now encompasses 470 acres of US Army Corp. of Engineer ground just south of Harlan County Lake in south central Nebraska. The two nearby towns Alma and Republican City should see an increase in tourism that will boost the local economy. Businesses large and small donated “seed” money to get the project off the ground. Major donors were people, organizations, and businesses that donated $200 or more to the project.

Our part in the big event consisted of organizing and running a “scavenger hunt” for all that attended. It was a lot of work but turned to be a fun weekend with good weather.

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Grand Opening of Nebraska’s Cedar Run Offroad Trail

Harlan County Lake
Republican City, NE
Date: Saturday May 1, 2010

Courtesy of ATVMagBlog.com’s Jon Rhodig and the Harlan County Tourism Board 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 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

Rocky Mountain ATV/MC

Decal Works

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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.

Back to the old stomping grounds

As this holiday weekend approaches a lot of us will be celebrating our freedom to vacation when and where we choose by traveling to that hallowed riding spot that we have some eternal connection with.  For many the reason may be because it is with in a 5 minute drive from the house, a scenic place with good camping or in my case its the place where I grew up riding that WAS less than a 5 minute drive from my house, now that has stretched out to a 6 hour drive.

Back in the 80's this place held an annual harescramble

The place I am talking about is in Harlan County Nebraska at a little place developed by the US Army Corp. of Engineers in the early 80′s.  My memories of this place start back when my dad raced a few hare scrambles put on by a local racer that organizes motocross races in the same area.  The place had nearly perfect terrain for a hare scramble.  The terrain had hills, trees, and mud.  The hare scrambles were always fun to watch, and maybe that was mostly because my dad was in it.  As a matter of fact my dad was always racing on the oldest bike there a 1974 Yamaha SC500. Remember this was in the 80′s!  After a few years of hare scrambles the place would be nearly defunct as in it would be only ridden by locals such as us.  Even big holiday weekends would turn out less than 10 or so riders for the entire weekend.  The trail was never maintained at all during the entire time period that we rode it. 

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