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Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Wilderness Park Horse Trail & Wilderness Park Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Wilderness Park Horse Trail & Wilderness Park Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Jamaica, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,168 – 1,198 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jamaica North Trail 40.69739, -96.68835
Nearest town Jamaica, NE
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Wilderness Park Horse Trail & Wilderness Park Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,168–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: Jamaica North Trail · 40.69739, -96.68835

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miReach Wilderness Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto Wilderness Park Horse Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miArrive 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-horse-trail-wilderness-park-horse-trail-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

67% dirt30% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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