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Antelope Park South

SouthPointe Sunset Point–Old Trail, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 21 min

SouthPointe Sunset Point–Old Trail, 4 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Saltillo, NE. The route reaches SouthPointe Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,289 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: SouthPointe Trail 40.73972, -96.68638
Nearest town Saltillo, NE
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SouthPointe Sunset Point–Old Trail, 4 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,181–1,290 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: SouthPointe Trail · 40.73972, -96.68638

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

Transit-accessible: SouthPointe stop 672 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on SouthPointe Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miPass SouthPointe Sunset Point.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  5. 500 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miReach SouthPointe Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  19. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1.9 miTurn right onto SouthPointe Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 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/southpointe-sunset-point-old-trail-out-back-5-sights-16-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SouthPointe stop 672 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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