Rock Island Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Rock Island Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 108 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
3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,201–1,256 ft
Out & Back · Antelope Park South
Trailhead: Old Trail · 40.79136, -96.67408
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Trail Trailhead
- Helen Boosalis Trail & Old Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 213 ft
- Rock Island Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Rock Island Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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