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Highlands South Park

Highlands Trail Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Highlands Trail Loop is a 2.4-mile loop in Highlands South Park near West Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,201 – 1,286 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Highlands Trail 40.86183, -96.73710
Nearest town West Lincoln, NE
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Highlands Trail Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 50 min

Elevation 1,200–1,287 ft

Loop · Highlands South Park

Trailhead: Highlands Trail · 40.86183, -96.73710

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

Transit-accessible: NW 12th & Isaac Drive stop 103 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Highlands Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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/highlands-trail-loop

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW 12th & Isaac Drive stop 103 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near West Lincoln, Nebraska