Helen Boosalis Trail & Rock Island Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Helen Boosalis Trail & Rock Island Trail is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Densmore Park near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Helen Boosalis Trail & Rock Island Trail
9.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,192–1,240 ft
Out & Back · Densmore Park
Trailhead: 40.73921, -96.69860
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Pine Lake & 16th Street stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto SouthPointe Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto SouthPointe Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pine Lake & 16th Street stop 99 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- SouthPointe Sunset Point–Pine Lake Pond, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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