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Holmes Lake Park

Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches

11.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Holmes Lake Park near Walton, NE. The route passes Holmes Lake, Holmes Lake Park Beach and Holmes Lake Park Beach before reaching Holmes Lake at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,243 – 1,362 ft12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail 40.79210, -96.60592
Nearest town Walton, NE
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Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches

11.3 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 1,242–1,360 ft

Out & Back · Holmes Lake Park

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail · 40.79210, -96.60592

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 84th Street Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.3 miSharp right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miPass Holmes Lake.
  8. 0.1 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail;Billy Wolff Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftPass Holmes Lake.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftReach Holmes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miBear right onto 70th Street Trail;Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 1.1 miSharp left onto 84th Street Trail, heading SE.
  38. 2 miArrive 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/holmes-lake-holmes-lake-park-beach-out-back-7-beaches-18-km-a01a

Trail surface

84% paved11% gravel2% grass1% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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