Duck Pond & Bison Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min
Duck Pond & Bison Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Pioneers Park near Yankee Hill, NE. The route reaches Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Duck Pond & Bison Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 54 min
Elevation 1,139–1,237 ft
Out & Back · Pioneers Park
Trailhead: 40.77787, -96.75915
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Duck Pond.
- 1.2 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:57 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fleming Woods Loop 1.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Fleming Woods & Harrington Trail Loop Loop 2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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