Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Wilderness Park Trail via Jamaica North Trail

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Wilderness Park Trail via Jamaica North Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Wilderness Park Conservation Area near Saltillo, NE. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,168 – 1,204 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jamaica North Trail 40.68631, -96.68238
Nearest town Saltillo, NE

Directions

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Wilderness Park Trail via Jamaica North Trail

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,168–1,203 ft

Out & Back · Wilderness Park Conservation Area

Trailhead: Jamaica North Trail · 40.68631, -96.68238

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

  1. Start on Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  2. 2 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Jamaica North Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Wilderness Park Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Jamaica North Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Wilderness Park Trail, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jamaica North Trail, heading S.
  9. 2 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

68% gravel8% dirt1% other23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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