Nebraska trails · Cross Country Trail
Cross Country Trail
A 3.5-mile network in Nebraska, with 56 ft of climbing. Reaches Branched Oak Lake. 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
- Branched Oak Lake (lake)
Getting there
Cross Country Trail access. 40.97129, -96.87472 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:24 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:30 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.5-mile route takes roughly 1 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:13 a.m. — 11 h 49 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Southwest Trail — 1.0 mi
- East Trail — 23.1 mi
- Rail Road Trail — 29.6 mi
- Mahoney Trail — 29.8 mi