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Nebraska trails · Salt Creek Levee Trail

Salt Creek Levee Trail

A 3.2-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 36 ft of climbing. Reaches Oak Lake.

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Length
3.2 mi
Elevation gain
36 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
20%
Steepest mile
+35 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Concrete
Bikes
yes
Horses
no

Elevation profile

1,117 – 1,154 ft123

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 3.2 miles.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Salt Creek Levee Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Salt Creek Levee Trail access — parking nearby. About 9 min drive (3 mi) from Lincoln. 40.81477, -96.72208 · 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 7:36 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:15 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.4-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:01 a.m. — 8 h 47 min before sunset.

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