Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Oak Lake & Wilderness Park Trail via Salt Creek Levee Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Oak Lake & Wilderness Park Trail via Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Yankee Hill, NE. The route reaches Oak Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,122 – 1,165 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76263, -96.72033
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE

Directions

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Oak Lake & Wilderness Park Trail via Salt Creek Levee Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,123–1,166 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: 40.76263, -96.72033

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftPass Oak Lake.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftReach Oak Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 1 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SE.
  28. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  30. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% gravel28% dirt17% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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