Nebraska trails · Mexican Canyon Trail
Mexican Canyon Trail
A 3.5-mile network in Nebraska, with 407 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Creek Pasture Trail access. About 39 min drive (30 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Chadron. 42.68226, -103.49974 · 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 6:41 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.5-mile route takes roughly 1 h 30 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:35 a.m. — 9 h 38 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Crazy Horse Trail — 0.9 mi
- Smiley Canyon Loop Trail — 1.3 mi
- Cheyenne Butte Trail — 1.9 mi
- Red Cloud Butte Trail — 2.0 mi