 Construction began in May 2006, the groundbreaking ceremony took place in mid-June 2006, and the trail itself was slated to open in late October 2006.The majority of the trail runs directly through Wilderness Park, a wooded area covering more than , which already featured a "recreational" (dirt) trail system of over .The Jamaica North trail connects to the Homestead Trail, which will ultimately extend from Lincoln's Haymarket District to Marysville, Kansas.