1 eBike Shop in Seward County, NE

Where to ride in Seward County

The City of Seward says the Plum Creek Trail is a 2.7 mile concrete hiking and biking trail on the east side of town, completed in the fall of 2003 and dedicated in the summer of 2004. Starting points are near the Plum Creek Sports Complex on Karol Kay Boulevard and near the Water Treatment Facility on South Columbia Avenue.

TrailLink adds that the trail follows Plum Creek for its whole route, through open fields and woodland, and crosses five bridges over the creek. It passes the Plum Creek Park ball fields and playground, the soccer fields of the sports complex, and a crossing at East Hillcrest Drive, and it goes under busy U.S. 34 before ending at South Columbia Road. TrailLink describes the trail as nearly 3 miles, which matches the city's 2.7 miles.

The Seward tourism page also lists Smith Creek Wildlife Recreation Area, at 856 County Road 448 in Utica, which has a lake of about 20 surface acres. It describes a recreation area and not a bike trail, so we list it only as a destination.

Beaver Crossing, where the one directory card sits, has a village park at Dimery Avenue and Park Street with a pool, courts, a walking path, and an RV campground that takes donations of $10. The village page does not mention bike routes or eBikes.

We found no Seward city eBike ordinance, so state law and posted signs apply, and a city may add rules.

eBike rules in Nebraska

Nebraska defines three classes of electric bicycle in sections created by LB 138 of 2023. Under § 60-614.02, a Class I bike has two, three, or four wheels, a seat, fully operative pedals, and a motor of no more than 750 watts and one brake horsepower that helps only while you pedal and gives no power above 20 mph. Class II, in § 60-614.03, has the same limits, but its motor may help whether or not you are pedaling. Class III, in § 60-614.04, helps only while you pedal and gives no power above 28 mph. Section 60-618.03 says an electric bicycle means a Class I, Class II, or Class III bike.

Under § 60-611, a bicycle includes an electric bicycle, and § 60-638 defines a motor vehicle as a self-propelled land vehicle other than bicycles, mopeds, and a few other devices. A bike that fits the class definitions is therefore a bicycle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road. Under § 60-6,317, a rider moving slower than traffic keeps as near to the right-hand curb or edge as practicable, with listed exceptions, rides no more than single file on a highway except on paths set aside for bicycles, and has a pedestrian's rights and duties on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk, including yielding to people on foot. Under § 60-6,142, bicycles may use paved shoulders of the state highway system other than the Interstate.

Nebraska's statutes set no statewide path rule and no minimum age for electric bicycles. Under § 60-678, the state and any governmental subdivision may make regulations permitting, prohibiting, or controlling electric bicycles in its jurisdiction, and a person who rides where it is prohibited commits a Class III misdemeanor. Section 60-6,317 also lets a local authority regulate bicycles by ordinance, so each city, natural resources district, park, and agency decides where you can ride. The helmet statute, § 60-6,279, covers motorcycle and moped operators, and the electric bicycle sections we read set no helmet duty, so a helmet is advice here and not a state rule. Read our Nebraska eBike laws guide, then the sign at the trailhead.

Cities in Seward County

For phone numbers and addresses, open the eBike shops in Beaver Crossing page, because Beaver Crossing is the only city with a listing here.

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