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Densmore Park

Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Densmore Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,171 – 1,273 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.74353, -96.68090
Nearest town College View, NE
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Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,170–1,272 ft

Out & Back · Densmore Park

Trailhead: 40.74353, -96.68090

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

Transit-accessible: SouthPointe stop 286 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto SouthPointe Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  10. 250 ftReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto SouthPointe Trail, heading E.
  17. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.9 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-rock-island-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

93% paved2% other5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SouthPointe stop 286 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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