Rock Island Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Rock Island Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Densmore Park near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 82 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
4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,192–1,236 ft
Out & Back · Densmore Park
Trailhead: 40.74441, -96.70255
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 83 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear left onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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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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 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 83 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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