Yankee Hill Sunset Point–Appian Way Lake, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Yankee Hill Sunset Point–Appian Way Lake, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. The route passes Appian Way Lake before reaching Yankee Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 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
9.5 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,277–1,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.75607, -96.63905
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Appian Way Lake.
- 1.4 miReach Yankee Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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