Nebraska trails · Crazy Horse Trail
Crazy Horse Trail
A 2.9-mile network in Nebraska, with 150 ft of climbing. Reaches Carter P Johnson Reservoir. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.1 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Carter P Johnson Reservoir (lake)
Getting there
Crazy Horse Trail access — parking nearby. 42.68390, -103.51787 · 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 2.9-mile route takes roughly 1 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:25 a.m. — 12 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Carter P. Johnson Lake Trail + Smiley Canyon Loop Trail + Crazy Horse Trail — 11.4 mi loop, 844 ft gain
- Creek Pasture Trail + Crazy Horse Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 167 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mexican Canyon Trail — 0.9 mi
- Smiley Canyon Loop Trail — 1.2 mi
- Cheyenne Butte Trail — 1.7 mi
- Gravel Pit Trail — 1.9 mi