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Tierra Park

Helen Boosalis Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Helen Boosalis Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 1,299 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75069, -96.64520
Nearest town College View, NE
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Helen Boosalis Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

Trailhead: 40.75069, -96.64520

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miReach Helen Boosalis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  15. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.6 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/helen-boosalis-trail-out-back-15-km-37c3

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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