Rock Island Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Rock Island Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 56 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
4.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 1,190–1,274 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail · 40.75564, -96.67723
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 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 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Old Cheney Road Trail Trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Holmes Lake–Holmes Lake Park Beach, 3 beaches 11.4 mi · ▲ 273 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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