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Wilderness Park

Jamaica North Trail

16 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Jamaica North Trail is a 16-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 – 1,188 ft16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82259, -96.71654
Nearest town Woodlawn Estates, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

16 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,136–1,189 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: 40.82259, -96.71654

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 777 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  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 SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  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. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  19. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  20. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  25. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 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-ccc0

Trail surface

52% gravel33% other7% paved6% dirt2% 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 777 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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