Yankee Hill Sunset Point–Appian Way Lake, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Yankee Hill Sunset Point–Appian Way Lake, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Pine Lake, NE. The route passes Appian Way Lake before reaching Yankee Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yankee Hill Sunset Point–Appian Way Lake, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 1,305–1,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.76886, -96.59718
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass Appian Way Lake.
- 1.3 miPass Yankee Hill Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miReach Yankee Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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