Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Salt Creek Levee Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Salt Creek Levee Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,145 – 1,165 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilderness Park Trail 40.77038, -96.71736
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE

Directions

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Salt Creek Levee Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,145–1,166 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: Wilderness Park Trail · 40.77038, -96.71736

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

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

  1. Start on Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% gravel26% dirt1% paved

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 66°F61°
Precip9%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity91%
Rained 2.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 67°58°
Tue 68°56°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 64°57° 57%
Fri 74°57° 49%
Sat 83°60° 41%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 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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