Rock Island Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min
Rock Island Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Island Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,215–1,256 ft
Out & Back · Antelope Park South
Trailhead: 40.78616, -96.67282
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 10% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Old Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Rock Island Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rock Island Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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