Helen Boosalis Trail & Tierra Williamsburg Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Helen Boosalis Trail & Tierra Williamsburg Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Beal Slough Greenway near Saltillo, NE. It is mostly level, with 242 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 & Tierra Williamsburg Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,206–1,316 ft
Out & Back · Beal Slough Greenway
Trailhead: 40.72654, -96.66526
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Tierra Williamsburg Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 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 3.2 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- SouthPointe Sunset Point–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 5 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 323 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Pine Lake Pond via Tierra Williamsburg Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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