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Riverside Park

Trail "A" & Trail A via Homestead Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Trail "A" & Trail A via Homestead Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Riverside Park near Beatrice, NE. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,224 – 1,260 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Homestead Trail 40.26588, -96.75165
Nearest town Beatrice, NE
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Trail "A" & Trail A via Homestead Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,224–1,259 ft

Out & Back · Riverside Park

Trailhead: Homestead Trail · 40.26588, -96.75165

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Homestead Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Trail "B", heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail A, heading W.
  5. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftReach Trail "A", then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Trail "A", heading SW.
  8. 2.2 miSharp left onto Trail "B", heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading E.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trail-a-trail-a-out-back-11-km

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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