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Antelope Park South

Rock Island Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 58 min

Rock Island Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,201 – 1,257 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78811, -96.67282
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Rock Island Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 58 min

Elevation 1,201–1,256 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: 40.78811, -96.67282

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Old Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 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/rock-island-trail-out-back-4-km-b742

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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