Nebraska trails · Pine Ridge B
Pine Ridge B
A 2.0-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 65 ft of climbing. Reaches Lookout Point. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 2.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lookout Point (summit)
Getting there
Norwesca Trail access. About 17 min drive (11 mi) from Chadron. 42.70231, -103.02352 · 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 6:40 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:36 a.m. — 9 h 35 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Pine Ridge B + Blackhills Overlook Trail + Dead Horse Canyon Trail — 3.2 mi loop, 552 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pine Ridge A — 2.4 mi
- Spotted Tail — 4.1 mi
- Pine Ridge C — 4.8 mi
- Cowboy Trail — 9.5 mi