Nebraska trails · Cheyenne Butte Trail
Cheyenne Butte Trail
A 3.9-mile network in Nebraska, with 359 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 69% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.3. 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. About 43 min drive (31 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Chadron. 42.65896, -103.51842 · 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 7:05 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 3.9-mile route takes roughly 1 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:42 a.m. — 9 h 31 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