Max E Roper Park

Roper Park Trail via Superior Street Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Roper Park Trail via Superior Street Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Max E Roper Park near Mark IV Estates, NE. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,148 – 1,263 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Superior Street Trail 40.85693, -96.67949
Nearest town Mark IV Estates, NE

Directions

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Roper Park Trail via Superior Street Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,148–1,263 ft

Out & Back · Max E Roper Park

Trailhead: Superior Street Trail · 40.85693, -96.67949

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Walmart stop 246 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Superior Street Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto North 18th Street, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Superior Street Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto 14th Street Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Superior Street Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miSharp left onto Roper Park Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miReach Roper Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right onto Superior Street Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto 14th Street Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Superior Street Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto North 18th Street, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Superior Street Trail, heading SE.
  15. 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.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walmart stop 246 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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