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Antelope Park South

Pine Lake Pond–Penguin Pool, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Pine Lake Pond–Penguin Pool, 4 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. The route passes Penguin Pool before reaching Pine Lake Pond at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,165 – 1,289 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail 40.80338, -96.68358
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Pine Lake Pond–Penguin Pool, 4 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,166–1,289 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail · 40.80338, -96.68358

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 465 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Billy Wolff Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  3. 400 ftPass Penguin Pool.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading S.
  7. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miPass Pine Lake Pond.
  16. 0.3 miReach Pine Lake Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  18. 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
  25. 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miSharp left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
  29. 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/pine-lake-pond-penguin-pool-out-back-5-sights-15-km-01bc

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Train Depot stop 465 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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