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Wilderness Park Conservation Area

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

4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,152 – 1,240 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.73734, -96.70302
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
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Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,152–1,240 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.73734, -96.70302

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

Transit-accessible: 14th & Garret Lane stop 212 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NW.
  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 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Wilderness Park, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.9 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miBear left onto Wilderness Park, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading E.
  20. 200 ftTurn left onto Danger Bridge, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/great-plains-trails-network-connector-trail-rock-island-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

52% dirt40% paved3% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 14th & Garret Lane stop 212 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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