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Wagon Train State Recreation Area

Wagon Train Lake & Wagon Train State Recreation Area Beach

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Wagon Train Lake & Wagon Train State Recreation Area Beach is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Wagon Train State Recreation Area near Holland, NE. The route passes Wagon Train State Recreation Area Beach and Wagon Train Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,293 – 1,319 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62388, -96.57842
Nearest town Holland, NE
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Wagon Train Lake & Wagon Train State Recreation Area Beach

1.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 34 min

Elevation 1,292–1,320 ft

Out & Back · Wagon Train State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.62388, -96.57842

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Wagon Train State Recreation Area Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Wagon Train Lake.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Wagon Train Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftArrive 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/wagon-train-lake-wagon-train-state-recreation-area-beach-out-back-3-km-ed17

Trail surface

60% gravel39% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Holland, Nebraska