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Wilderness Park

Jamaica North Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Jamaica North Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Woodlawn Estates, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,175 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82162, -96.71517
Nearest town Woodlawn Estates, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,136–1,175 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: 40.82162, -96.71517

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

Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  19. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jamaica-north-trail-out-back-19-km-493d

Trail surface

65% gravel16% other9% paved8% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 645 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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