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Oak Lake–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Oak Lake–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Yankee Hill, NE. The route reaches Oak Lake at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,122 – 1,240 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail 40.74276, -96.70174
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
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Oak Lake–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 3 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,123–1,239 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail · 40.74276, -96.70174

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

Transit-accessible: stop 136 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftSharp left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Hiker Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  17. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miPass Oak Lake.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miReach Oak Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  29. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  34. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  35. 350 ftBear right onto Wilderness Park Hiker Trail, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  42. 0.8 miSharp right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  43. 250 ftContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading SE.
  44. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  46. 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-lake-great-plains-trails-network-connector-trail-out-back-3-sights-22-km-6854

Trail surface

51% gravel23% paved19% dirt1% other6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 136 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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