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Wilderness Park

Jamaica North Trail

16 mi · ▲ 27 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 27 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 40.82162, -96.71517
Nearest town Woodlawn Estates, NE
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Jamaica North Trail

16 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 5 hr 21 min

Elevation 1,136–1,189 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: 40.82162, -96.71517

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  15. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  18. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  19. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  26. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 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-f463

Trail surface

52% gravel33% other7% paved6% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F57°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity91%
Rained 1.4″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Wed 68°57°
Thu 64°57° 55%
Fri 71°60° 71%
Sat 82°63° 69%
Sun 84°62° 17%
Mon 86°61° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~30 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 645 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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