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Billy Wolff Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Billy Wolff Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,129 – 1,168 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail 40.80685, -96.68624
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Billy Wolff Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 1,130–1,167 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail · 40.80685, -96.68624

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

Transit-accessible: "O" & 25th Street, SE stop 740 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading SE.
  15. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 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-5-km-e8fc

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: "O" & 25th Street, SE stop 740 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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