Nebraska trails · Southwest Trail
Southwest Trail
A 7.8-mile network in Nebraska, with 82 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 317 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
Southwest Trail junction. About 23 min drive (18 mi) from Seward. 40.95784, -96.88026 · 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 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.8-mile route takes roughly 2 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:33 a.m. — 8 h 15 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Cross Country Trail — 1.0 mi
- Salt Creek Levee Trail — 12.8 mi