AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Wilderness Park

Jamaica North Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Jamaica North Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Yankee Hill, 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 mi1,145 – 1,188 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Salt Creek Levee Trail 40.78511, -96.71995
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Jamaica North Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,145–1,188 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Salt Creek Levee Trail · 40.78511, -96.71995

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

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

  1. Start on Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading W.
  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. 2.2 miTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  13. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  16. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.6 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-efdd

Trail surface

48% other35% gravel15% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

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

More from Salt Creek Levee Trail Trailhead

Hikes near Yankee Hill, Nebraska