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Antelope Park South

Rock Island Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min

Rock Island Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. 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 mi1,201 – 1,257 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78994, -96.67471
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Rock Island Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min

Elevation 1,202–1,256 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: 40.78994, -96.67471

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 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-ce9c

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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