Stone Creek Falls–DaCovid Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights is a 1.4-mile loop 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 184 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,034 – 1,224 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East Bound and Down 40.99150, -96.22605
Nearest town South Bend, NE
Directions
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Stone Creek Falls–DaCovid Viewpoint Loop, 5 sights
1.4 mi · ▲ 184 ft · 34 min
Elevation 1,033–1,223 ft
Loop · Platte River State Park
Trailhead: East Bound and Down · 40.99150, -96.22605
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:11 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on East Bound and Down, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Jenny Newman Lake.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Stone Creek Falls.
- 50 ftPass DaCovid Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto River Run, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Bound and Down, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto River Run, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto East Bound and Down, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% dirt4% other4% paved1% gravel87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:11 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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