Jamaica North Trail
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The Jamaica North Trail is a redevelopment of 6.5 miles of the abandoned Union Pacific railroad segment running through southwest Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
According to an October 2003 mayoral press release, the city of Lincoln purchased the 8.2-mile railway segment for $605,000. Construction began in May 2006[1], the groundbreaking ceremony took place in mid-June[2], and the trail itself is slated to open in late October.
The majority of the trail runs directly through Wilderness Park, a wooded area covering more than 1,475 acres (5.97 km²)[3], which already featured a "recreational" (dirt) trail system of over 22 miles. The Jamaica North trail connects to the Homestead Trail, which will ultimately extend 72 miles from Lincoln's Haymarket District to Marysville, Kansas.
The trail's surface is composed of crushed limestone and asphalt.
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