Originally Posted by
riverdrifter
Thanks! I'm interested in the Cowboy Trail, but it's all crushed limestone. I'd be on a road bike with 32s, my wife's hybrid has 35s, and we are pulling a Burley trailer. I've read the wider the better for that trail, so I'm not sure if it would be good for us. Also we bike Nebraska every day, so a change of scenery would be nice.
Fair enough as far as wanting to travel a bit. Cowboy trail might be a good option for a weekend shakedown ride.
I'd like to visit it someday. There's some gigantic bridge on it that looks amazing.
FWIW the crushed limestone you'll find on most rail-trails, including the Katy, is perfectly fine for even narrow-ish road bike tires. 32s and a Burley trailer will be fine on it.