Nebraska trails · Dismal River Trail
Dismal River Trail
A 9.3-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 137 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.1. It gives back about 521 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
DISMAL — parking nearby, restroom, water. 41.88952, -100.30668 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:36 a.m., the sun rises at 7:05 a.m. and sets at 8:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:45 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:07 p.m. — 6 h 10 min before sunset.