Rock Island Trail & SouthPointe Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Rock Island Trail & SouthPointe Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Densmore Park near Saltillo, NE. It is mostly level, with 53 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 & SouthPointe Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,201–1,240 ft
Out & Back · Densmore Park
Trailhead: SouthPointe Trail · 40.74248, -96.68550
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: SouthPointe stop 577 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on SouthPointe Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Rock Island Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto SouthPointe Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SouthPointe stop 577 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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