Holmes Lake & 70th Street Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Holmes Lake & 70th Street Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Holmes Lake Park near College View, NE. The route reaches Holmes Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Holmes Lake & 70th Street Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 1,244–1,352 ft
Out & Back · Holmes Lake Park
Trailhead: 40.75607, -96.63905
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto 70th Street Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Holmes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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