Nebraska trails · Standing Bear Lake Trail

Standing Bear Lake Trail

A 4.2-mile out-and-back in Nebraska, with 56 ft of climbing. Reaches Standing Bear Lake and other lake destinations.

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Length

4.2 mi

Elevation gain

56 ft

Difficulty

Easy

Max grade

Steepest mile

+51 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Concrete

Bikes

yes

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.3 miles.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Standing Bear Lake (lake)
Standing Bear Reservoir (lake)

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Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Getting there

Standing Bear Lake Trail access. About 17 min drive (9 mi) from Omaha. 41.31870, -96.14450 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:35 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:13 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.5-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 12 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:47 a.m. — 7 h 58 min before sunset.