Jamaica North Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Jamaica North Trail is a 12.2-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.
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Jamaica North Trail
12.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,136–1,175 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park
Trailhead: 40.82629, -96.71450
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: 10th & Charleston Street stop 630 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 10th & Charleston Street stop 630 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jamaica North Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 15 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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- Jamaica North Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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