Oak Lake & Salt Creek Level Trail (original) via Salt Creek Levee Trail
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Oak Lake & Salt Creek Level Trail (original) via Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Oak Lake Park near Yankee Hill, NE. The route reaches Oak Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Lake & Salt Creek Level Trail (original) via Salt Creek Levee Trail
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,123–1,159 ft
Out & Back · Oak Lake Park
Trailhead: Salt Creek Level Trail (original) · 40.79184, -96.72481
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Salt Creek Level Trail (original), heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Oak Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Salt Creek Level Trail (original), heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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