Nebraska trails · Sidney Deadwood Trail
Sidney Deadwood Trail
A 4.9-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 152 ft of climbing. Reaches Ruther Reservoir.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Ruther Reservoir (lake)
Getting there
Sidney Deadwood Trail access — parking nearby. 41.11860, -102.94968 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:34 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 6:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.8-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:49 a.m. — 7 h 23 min before sunset.