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Begin at the intersection of Highway 75 and Highway 2 in
Nebraska City. Drive east on
Highway 2 |
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Take the first right (towards the winery) on Highway 2 after the
Factory Stores of America onto
3rd Street |
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Turn left at the first corner |
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Proceed to a STOP sign, turn right (.4 miles from Highway 2) |
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Turn left at the next stop sign onto a paved road, (1 mile from
last stop sign) |
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Go about 3.9 miles, cross the RR tracks, and turn right onto a
gravel road (S71 Rd).
Pass the trailhead on your right,
then cross a RR crossing one-half
mile from the paved road. Continue
south to the intersection, turn
right on
S72 Rd.
You pass over the Steamboat Trace
Hiking/Biking trail and enter the
"ghost town" of Minersville. The old
town is marked by a grain elevator,
an old windmill, and remnants of old
buildings. |
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Follow this road to an intersection and take a hard left at the top
of the hill (2.9 miles from the
paved road) |
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Continuing 1.3 miles, note the octagon white farm house on the
left. This is one of the few homes
of this style left in
Nebraska. |
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Turn left just past
Camp Creek Cemetery (4.8 Miles from
the paved road) Follow this road
taking the curve to the right at the
72nd and P intersection. Follow
this road for 1.5 miles. It will
bear right onto
Q Rd.
Continue on to Q and 70, taking a
sharp left onto 70th Rd. |
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Turn left at the top of the hill (7.5 miles from the paved road) |
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Continue south across two bridges and the levee, entering
Nemaha County. In Nemaha County 72
Rd becomes 642 Ave. |
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Turn left after crossing the trestle bridge (11.7 miles from the
paved road) onto
Bluff Dr. |
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Stay on this road, which will take you along the Steamboat Trace
Trail, and past the Peru Depot
Trailhead as you enter
Peru from the north. Continue down
Fifth St.,
through downtown, going
approximately 1 mile onto the Peru
State College Campus, the Campus of
a Thousand Oaks. |
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At the intersection of Fifth and Park, you will see the "Little
Red School House" welcome center and
museum Turn left on Park and turn
around using the parking lot on the
left. Go back onto
5th St,
back toward downtown. Turn right on
Washington St.,
then left on 3rd. Take 3rd to
California
past the yield sign then turn
right. Follow California up the
hill. |
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At the top of the hill you will find the curved Memorial Bench,
which overlooks a three-state area,
Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska
(Original site of Mt. Vernon Post
Office,
Peru's
original post office and name).
Take the circular drive through Mt.
Vernon Cemetery (some markers date
to 1880) exiting at the other gate.
Turn left at the stop sign. At the
top of the hill, look to your left
you can see where the Nishnabotna
and Missouri Rivers join |
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Continue on 645A Rd. to a T-intersection with 734 Road. Go east on
734 Road one mile, jog left onto 646
Avenue and follow the curves. 646
Avenue will become 646A Avenue as
you follow it east and around back
south. This section of the route is
particularly scenic as it follows
the ridgeline. Watch closely to
your left for openings in the trees
affording sneak peeks of the
Missouri River below. |
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At the T-intersection of 646A Avenue and 733 Road go west (right)
to highway 67, then south on Highway
67 one mile to 732 Road. Go back
east on 732 Road, which will curve
southeast and become
Bluff Drive and follow it to
Brownville (there is a
T-intersection just north of
Brownville: continue straight at
that intersection, do not turn
right) |
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In Brownville, go east on
Main Street to the intersection of
highway 136. Cross Highway 136 just
before the Missouri River bridge and
follow the curves south past the
Brownville Recreation Area. This is
river bottom country again, and
Steamboat Trace will be on your
right at the base of the bluffs.
The paved road takes you past Cooper
Nuclear Station and then turns to
rock and continues in the Village of
Nemaha |
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From Nemaha, follow Highway 67 south approximately five miles to
the turn-off to
Indian Cave State Park. Turn east
(left) onto the park road |
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Follow the road until you reach the park entrance. The scenery is
spectacular any time of the year |
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Enjoy
your drive! |