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Jamaica North Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Jamaica North Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Jamaica, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,155 – 1,198 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jamaica North Trail 40.69739, -96.68835
Nearest town Jamaica, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,155–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Jamaica North Trail · 40.69739, -96.68835

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  3. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NW.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  10. 3.4 miArrive 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/jamaica-north-trail-out-back-15-km-79b8

Trail surface

56% other40% gravel2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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