Wilderness Park Conservation Area
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker & Wilderness Park Trail via Salt Creek Levee Trail
12 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker & Wilderness Park Trail via Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Woodlawn Estates, NE. The route reaches Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker & Wilderness Park Trail via Salt Creek Levee Trail
12 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,136–1,176 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area
Trailhead: 40.81377, -96.70924
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: 8th & "P" Street stop 145 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Hiker Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Danger Bridge, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Danger Bridge, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Hiker Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
- 150 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.
- 0.3 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 8th & "P" Street stop 145 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
Get outside more
A wild hike near Woodlawn Estates, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Woodlawn Estates, Nebraska