Wilderness Park Conservation Area
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Yankee Hill, NE. The route reaches Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights
11.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,136–1,239 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area
Trailhead: Rock Island Trail · 40.74276, -96.70174
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 136 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Hiker Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Hiker Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 7:07 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 136 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Island Trail Trailhead
- Rock Island Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Oak Lake–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rock Island Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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