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Holmes Lake Park

Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches

11.4 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Holmes Lake Park near College View, NE. The route passes Holmes Lake, Holmes Lake Park Beach, Holmes Lake Park Beach and Holmes Lake before reaching Holmes Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 273 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,352 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail 40.75564, -96.67723
Nearest town College View, NE
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Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches

11.4 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 3 hr 56 min

Elevation 1,208–1,352 ft

Out & Back · Holmes Lake Park

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail · 40.75564, -96.67723

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto 70th Street Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miPass Holmes Lake.
  8. 0.1 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail;Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftPass Holmes Lake.
  22. 0.1 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miReach Holmes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miBear right onto 70th Street Trail;Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto 70th Street Trail, heading SE.
  36. 1.5 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  40. 1.4 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-8-beaches-18-km

Trail surface

80% paved12% gravel2% dirt2% grass4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F61°
Precip11%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity91%
Rained 2.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 67°58°
Tue 70°56°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 64°57° 56%
Fri 76°57° 49%
Sat 83°61° 41%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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