Nebraska trails · Cheyenne Butte Trail
Cheyenne Butte Trail
A 3.9-mile network in Nebraska, with 473 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 622 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
Cheyenne Butte Trail junction. 42.65896, -103.51842 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:48 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:59 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.9-mile route takes roughly 1 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:57 a.m. — 11 h 32 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Smiley Canyon Loop Trail — 0.6 mi
- Crazy Horse Trail — 1.7 mi
- Mexican Canyon Trail — 1.9 mi
- West White River Trail — 2.1 mi