Wedgewood Lake–Yankee Hill Sunset Point, 5 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Wedgewood Lake–Yankee Hill Sunset Point, 5 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Bethany, NE. The route passes Wedgewood Lake, 84th Street Sunset Point and Appian Way Lake before reaching Yankee Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 299 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wedgewood Lake–Yankee Hill Sunset Point, 5 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,223–1,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: MoPac Trail · 40.81315, -96.62056
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: "O" & Wedgewood Drive, SE stop 170 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on MoPac Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Wedgewood Lake.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass 84th Street Sunset Point.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miPass Appian Way Lake.
- 1.3 miPass Yankee Hill Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miReach Wedgewood Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 3.4 miTurn left onto MoPac Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 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 1.8 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: "O" & Wedgewood Drive, SE stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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