AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Oak Creek via Salt Creek Levee Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Oak Creek via Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near University Place, NE. The route reaches Oak Creek at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 64 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,119 – 1,152 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: John Dietrich Trail 40.83776, -96.67272
Nearest town University Place, NE
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Oak Creek via Salt Creek Levee Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 64 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,117–1,151 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: John Dietrich Trail · 40.83776, -96.67272

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: East Campus & 38th Street stop 788 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on John Dietrich Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dietrich Connector, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Theresa Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miReach Oak Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Theresa Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Dietrich Connector, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto John Dietrich Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 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/oak-creek-out-back-7-km-3c63

Trail surface

86% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Campus & 38th Street stop 788 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from John Dietrich Trail Trailhead

Hikes near University Place, Nebraska