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Jamaica North Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Jamaica North Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,204 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilderness Park Trail 40.77038, -96.71736
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

12.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,146–1,203 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Wilderness Park Trail · 40.77038, -96.71736

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  5. 4.3 miReach Jamaica North Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.7 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-18-km-4cbc

Trail surface

42% other35% gravel9% dirt1% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~116 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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