Nebraska trails · Boots And Saddle
Boots And Saddle
A 6.4-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 566 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 945 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Trooper access. About 49 min drive (34 mi, 5 of them unpaved) from Chadron. 42.69912, -103.57268 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:37 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 6:13 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:42 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.8-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 18 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:24 p.m. — 5 h 50 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Boots And Saddle + Trooper — 8.9 mi loop, 1,979 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Trooper — 0.0 mi
- Wood Reserve Pasture Loop Trail — 1.6 mi
- Crazy Horse Trail — 3.0 mi
- Smiley Canyon Loop Trail — 3.7 mi