Helen Boosalis Trail & Rock Island Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Helen Boosalis Trail & Rock Island Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 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
4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,182–1,235 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail · 40.75573, -96.70089
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Helen Boosalis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SW.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Cheney Road Trail Trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
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- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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