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Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail & Wilderness Park Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail & Wilderness Park Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,142 – 1,224 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76263, -96.72033
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
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Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail & Wilderness Park Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 1,141–1,225 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.76263, -96.72033

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Danger Bridge, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear left onto Wilderness Park, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 0.7 miBear right onto Wilderness Park Horse Trail, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/great-plains-trails-network-connector-trail-wilderness-park-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

53% dirt17% other15% gravel7% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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