Rock Island Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Rock Island Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 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
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,184–1,235 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: 40.76556, -96.67889
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Helen Boosalis Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
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