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Southwest Trail

A 7.5-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 87 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.

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Length
7.5 mi
Elevation gain
87 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
14%
Steepest mile
+83 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
State

Elevation profile

1,285 – 1,370 ft13579111315

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 5.4 and mile 10.7. It gives back about 352 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Southwest Trail

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

Getting there

Southwest Trail junction. 40.95740, -96.87747 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:24 a.m., the sun rises at 6:52 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:30 p.m. (CDT) — 13 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.0-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 39 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:31 p.m. — 7 h 30 min before sunset.

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