Yankee Hill Sunset Point–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Yankee Hill Sunset Point–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Bethany, NE. The route passes 84th Street Sunset Point and Appian Way Lake before reaching Yankee Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,303 – 1,431 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail 40.80256, -96.60580
Nearest town Bethany, NE

Directions

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Yankee Hill Sunset Point–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights

12 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,304–1,429 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail · 40.80256, -96.60580

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 84th Street Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miPass 84th Street Sunset Point.
  3. 2.4 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miPass Appian Way Lake.
  6. 1.3 miPass Yankee Hill Sunset Point.
  7. 0.2 miReach Yankee Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 3.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 2.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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