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Max E Roper Park

Oak Creek–Oak Lake, 5 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Oak Creek–Oak Lake, 5 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Max E Roper Park near Belmont, NE. The route passes Oak Lake and Oak Creek before reaching Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,122 – 1,211 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84808, -96.71427
Nearest town Belmont, NE
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Oak Creek–Oak Lake, 5 sights

7.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,123–1,212 ft

Out & Back · Max E Roper Park

Trailhead: 40.84808, -96.71427

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: Adams & 5th Street stop 570 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Roper Park Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Superior Street Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto 1st Street Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Oak Lake Bike Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Oak Lake.
  8. 50 ftPass Oak Creek.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miPass Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miReach Oak Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.9 miContinue straight onto 1st Street Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miBear right onto Roper Park Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 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/oak-creek-oak-lake-out-back-4-sights-12-km-29d5

Trail surface

85% paved11% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Adams & 5th Street stop 570 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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