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Beal Slough Greenway

Wedgewood Lake–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Wedgewood Lake–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Beal Slough Greenway near Bethany, NE. The route passes Wedgewood Lake and 84th Street Sunset Point. It climbs 297 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,204 – 1,362 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MoPac Trail 40.81549, -96.62490
Nearest town Bethany, NE
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Wedgewood Lake–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,204–1,363 ft

Out & Back · Beal Slough Greenway

Trailhead: MoPac Trail · 40.81549, -96.62490

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 70th & "O" Street, SW stop 292 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on MoPac Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Wedgewood Lake.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miPass 84th Street Sunset Point.
  5. 2.5 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 450 ftSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miReach Wedgewood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  18. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 3.4 miTurn left onto MoPac Trail, heading N.
  22. 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/wedgewood-lake-84th-street-sunset-point-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F57°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity92%
Rained 1.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Wed 68°58°
Thu 64°57° 55%
Fri 71°60° 70%
Sat 82°63° 69%
Sun 84°62° 17%
Mon 86°61° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 70th & "O" Street, SW stop 292 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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