Salt Creek Levee Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Belmont, NE. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,158 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.83230, -96.70065
Nearest town Belmont, NE

Directions

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Salt Creek Levee Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,136–1,158 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.83230, -96.70065

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 67°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 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. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading S.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miBear left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NE.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 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 surface

61% paved39% gravel

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 67°F61°
Precip9%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity93%
Rained 2.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 66°58°
Tue 68°57°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 64°57° 58%
Fri 74°57° 49%
Sat 83°60° 42%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 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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