Salt Creek Levee Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park near Belmont, NE. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Salt Creek Levee Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,136–1,174 ft
Out & Back · Wilderness Park
Trailhead: 40.83230, -96.70065
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: 10th & Military Road stop 584 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
- 150 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.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 10th & Military Road stop 584 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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