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Wilderness Park

Salt Creek Levee Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Belmont, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,175 ft14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.83230, -96.70065
Nearest town Belmont, NE
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Salt Creek Levee Trail

13.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,136–1,175 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: 40.83230, -96.70065

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

Transit-accessible: 10th & Military Road stop 584 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  17. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
  26. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  28. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 0.9 miBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NE.
  32. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 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/salt-creek-levee-trail-out-back-22-km-502f

Trail surface

56% gravel25% paved12% other7% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th & Military Road stop 584 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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