SouthPointe Sunset Point–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 5 sights
11 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 3 hr 49 min
SouthPointe Sunset Point–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 5 sights is an 11-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Saltillo, NE. The route reaches SouthPointe Sunset Point. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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SouthPointe Sunset Point–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 5 sights
11 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,141–1,311 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park
Trailhead: Tierra Williamsburg Trail · 40.73207, -96.66853
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto SouthPointe Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass SouthPointe Sunset Point.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftReach SouthPointe Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto SouthPointe Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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