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Wilderness Park

Jamaica North Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Jamaica North Trail is a 16.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,184 ft17.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82483, -96.71354
Nearest town Woodlawn Estates, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,136–1,185 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: 40.82483, -96.71354

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: 10th & Charleston Street stop 558 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 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 S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  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 S.
  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 W.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
  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. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jamaica-north-trail-out-back-26-km-7ad7

Trail surface

48% gravel32% other12% paved8% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th & Charleston Street stop 558 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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