AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pioneers Park

Duck Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min

Duck Pond is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Pioneers Park near Cushman, NE. The route reaches Duck Pond. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,168 – 1,253 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77380, -96.76821
Nearest town Cushman, NE
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Duck Pond

2.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 47 min

Elevation 1,168–1,253 ft

Out & Back · Pioneers Park

Trailhead: 40.77380, -96.76821

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miPass Duck Pond.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftReach Duck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 1 miArrive 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/duck-pond-duck-pond-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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