Nebraska trails · Pine Ridge A
Pine Ridge A
A 4.6-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 414 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 622 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
Unnamed trail access. About 24 min drive (12 mi, 6 of them unpaved) from Chadron. 42.71452, -102.97859 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.2-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:53 a.m. — 7 h 18 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Pine Ridge A + Strong Canyon — 1.8 mi loop, 353 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Pine Ridge Mt. Bike D + Pine Ridge A — 3.2 mi loop, 493 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Strong Canyon + Pine Ridge A — 8.8 mi loop, 1,558 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pine Ridge B — 2.4 mi
- Spotted Tail — 2.9 mi
- Pine Ridge C — 7.2 mi
- Cowboy Trail — 8.0 mi