Penguin Pool & Old Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min
Penguin Pool & Old Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. The route reaches Penguin Pool. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penguin Pool & Old Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,179–1,274 ft
Out & Back · Antelope Park South
Trailhead: Rock Island Trail · 40.79837, -96.67860
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 242 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Penguin Pool.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Penguin Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 242 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Old Trail & Rock Island Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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