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Holmes Lake Park

Holmes Lake Park Beach–Penguin Pool, 3 beaches

10.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Holmes Lake Park Beach–Penguin Pool, 3 beaches is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Holmes Lake Park near Belmont, NE. The route passes Penguin Pool, Holmes Lake Park Beach and Holmes Lake Park Beach. 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.

Elevation

0 mi1,139 – 1,303 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82157, -96.68985
Nearest town Belmont, NE
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Holmes Lake Park Beach–Penguin Pool, 3 beaches

10.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,138–1,303 ft

Out & Back · Holmes Lake Park

Trailhead: 40.82157, -96.68985

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

Transit-accessible: Vine & 21st Street stop 94 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto MoPac Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftSharp left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftPass Penguin Pool.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 1.3 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  19. 0.2 miPass Holmes Lake Park Beach.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left onto 70th Street Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miReach Holmes Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  26. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miBear right onto Old Trail, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  36. 450 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.3 miSharp right onto MoPac Trail, heading NW.
  40. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftArrive 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-park-beach-holmes-lake-park-beach-out-back-6-beaches-17-km-7212

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Vine & 21st Street stop 94 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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