Billy Wolff Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Billy Wolff Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Billy Wolff Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,127–1,172 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail · 40.80338, -96.68358
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 465 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 465 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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