Pioneers Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,139 – 1,237 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77787, -96.75915
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftPass Duck Pond.
  5. 1.2 miReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 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 surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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