Holmes Lake Park Beach via Billy Wolff Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Holmes Lake Park Beach via Billy Wolff Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. The route reaches Holmes Lake Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 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 Park Beach via Billy Wolff Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,173–1,272 ft
Out & Back · Antelope Park South
Trailhead: 40.79711, -96.67325
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 658 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miReach Holmes Lake Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 658 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Old Trail 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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