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 3.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Branched Oak Lake (lake)
Getting there
Cross Country Trail access. About 35 min drive (22 mi) from Seward. 40.97129, -96.87472 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 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 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:58 a.m. — 9 h 51 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Southwest Trail — 1.0 mi
- Salt Creek Levee Trail — 13.4 mi
- Mahoney Trail — 29.8 mi