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Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Helen Boosalis Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Helen Boosalis Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,152 – 1,237 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Helen Boosalis Trail 40.76284, -96.66307
Nearest town College View, NE
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Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Helen Boosalis Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,152–1,236 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Helen Boosalis Trail · 40.76284, -96.66307

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Helen Boosalis Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  6. 2.1 miTurn right onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Danger Bridge, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  11. 350 ftReach Helen Boosalis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Danger Bridge, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  17. 2.1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.4 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/great-plains-trails-network-connector-trail-helen-boosalis-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

89% paved4% gravel3% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F61°
Precip12%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity93%
Rained 2.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 66°58°
Tue 70°56°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 64°57° 56%
Fri 76°57° 48%
Sat 83°61° 42%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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