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Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Wilderness Park Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Wilderness Park Trail is a 7.4-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 mi1,161 – 1,198 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

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

7.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,161–1,198 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. 1.4 miSharp left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.6 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  11. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wilderness-park-trail-out-back-12-km-f5b7

Trail surface

60% dirt37% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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