Stone Creek Falls–DaCovid Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 1.2-mile out-and-back in Platte River State Park near South Bend, NE. The route passes Jenny Newman Lake, Stone Creek Falls and DaCovid Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 211 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,037 – 1,178 ft1.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99065, -96.21341
Nearest town South Bend, NE
Directions
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Stone Creek Falls–DaCovid Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
1.2 mi · ▲ 211 ft · 30 min
Elevation 1,037–1,179 ft
Out & Back · Platte River State Park
Trailhead: 40.99065, -96.21341
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto DaCovid, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Jenny Newman Lake.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Stone Creek Falls.
- 50 ftPass DaCovid Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
2% gravel98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fawn Creek Run–Red Fox Run, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 466 ft
- DaCovid Viewpoint–Jenny Newman Lake, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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