Jamaica North Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Jamaica North Trail is a 15.6-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
15.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 1,136–1,185 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park
Trailhead: Salt Creek Levee Trail · 40.82451, -96.71625
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
- 2 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading E.
- 2 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.
- 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.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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