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.
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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
- Start on Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Salt Creek Level Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Salt Creek Levee Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wilderness Park Trail Trailhead
- Jamaica North Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Wilderness Park Horse Trail & Wilderness Park Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Jamaica North Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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