SouthPointe Sunset Point–Pine Lake Pond, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 41 min
SouthPointe Sunset Point–Pine Lake Pond, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Yankee Hill, NE. The route passes SouthPointe Sunset Point before reaching Pine Lake Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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SouthPointe Sunset Point–Pine Lake Pond, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,211–1,290 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.73921, -96.69860
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Pine Lake & 16th Street stop 99 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto SouthPointe Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass SouthPointe Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Pine Lake Pond.
- 0.1 miReach SouthPointe Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto SouthPointe Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pine Lake & 16th Street stop 99 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail–Rock Island Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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