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Wilderness Park

Jamaica North Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Jamaica North Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Woodlawn Estates, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,184 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82296, -96.71474
Nearest town Woodlawn Estates, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,136–1,185 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: 40.82296, -96.71474

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

Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 788 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  16. 2 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading E.
  19. 2 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  21. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  22. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
  27. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 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-25-km-ab8c

Trail surface

49% gravel34% other8% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 788 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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