Jamaica North Trail
15 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Jamaica North Trail is a 15-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Woodlawn Estates, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jamaica North Trail
15 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,136–1,182 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park
Trailhead: 40.82483, -96.71354
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: 10th & Charleston Street stop 558 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 10th & Charleston Street stop 558 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Jamaica North Trail 16 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 14.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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