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Antelope Park South

Penguin Pool & Old Trail via Billy Wolff Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Penguin Pool & Old Trail via Billy Wolff Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Belmont, NE. The route reaches Penguin Pool. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 1,198 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82504, -96.69854
Nearest town Belmont, NE
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Penguin Pool & Old Trail via Billy Wolff Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,131–1,199 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: 40.82504, -96.69854

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 67°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: 14th & Avery Avenue stop 275 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftPass Penguin Pool.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miReach Penguin Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto MoPac Trail, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  44. 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/penguin-pool-penguin-pool-out-back-3-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F58°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity90%
Rained 0.9″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Wed 67°57°
Thu 64°57° 56%
Fri 71°60° 71%
Sat 82°63° 69%
Sun 84°62° 16%
Mon 86°61° 35%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 14th & Avery Avenue stop 275 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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