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Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Wilderness Park Cutover–Wilderness Park Horse Trail Loop, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Wilderness Park Cutover–Wilderness Park Horse Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 9.2-mile loop in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Saltillo, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,152 – 1,198 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wilderness Park Trail 40.69847, -96.68278
Nearest town Saltillo, NE
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Wilderness Park Cutover–Wilderness Park Horse Trail Loop, 3 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,152–1,197 ft

Loop · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: Wilderness Park Trail · 40.69847, -96.68278

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading W.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park Cutover, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miReach Wilderness Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Danger Bridge, heading N.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NE.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miBear right onto Wilderness Park Horse Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miThe loop closes 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/wilderness-park-cutover-loop

Trail surface

73% dirt10% gravel6% other1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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