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Platte River State Park

Jenny Newman Lake & Ruthie's Backyard Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Jenny Newman Lake & Ruthie's Backyard Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Platte River State Park near Louisville, NE. The route reaches Jenny Newman Lake. It climbs 475 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,027 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99164, -96.19929
Nearest town Louisville, NE
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Jenny Newman Lake & Ruthie's Backyard Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 1,027–1,212 ft

Out & Back · Platte River State Park

Trailhead: 40.99164, -96.19929

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 500 ftBear right onto Pauls Playground, heading W.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Ruthie's Backyard Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Jenny Newman Lake.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Jenny Newman Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn right onto Pauls Playground, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 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/jenny-newman-lake-jenny-newman-lake-out-back-3-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

7% dirt4% paved1% gravel88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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