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Wilderness Park

Salt Creek Levee Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 14.2-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 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail 40.83094, -96.70070
Nearest town Belmont, NE
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Salt Creek Levee Trail

14.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,136–1,175 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail · 40.83094, -96.70070

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

Transit-accessible: 10th & Military Road stop 534 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.3 miBear left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  20. 100 ftSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading W.
  25. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.9 miBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NE.
  31. 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-23-km-96e1

Trail surface

54% gravel26% paved13% other7% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 10th & Military Road stop 534 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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