AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Billy Wolff Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 55 min

Billy Wolff Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,129 – 1,158 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail 40.81199, -96.68831
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Billy Wolff Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,130–1,158 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail · 40.81199, -96.68831

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: "O" & 23rd Street, SE stop 165 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/billy-wolff-trail-out-back-4-km-abe9

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: "O" & 23rd Street, SE stop 165 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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