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Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Wilderness Park Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Wilderness Park Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area 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 – 1,191 ft17.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.81411, -96.72063
Nearest town Woodlawn Estates, NE
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Wilderness Park Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,136–1,192 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.81411, -96.72063

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

Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 599 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1 miBear right onto Danger Bridge, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  21. 2.3 miReach Wilderness Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 2.3 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Danger Bridge, heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading W.
  26. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  36. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading NW.
  37. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 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-wilderness-park-trail-out-back-3-sights-24-km-fe01

Trail surface

51% dirt40% gravel4% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lincoln stop 599 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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