Nebraska trails · Upper Elkhorn River Trail
Upper Elkhorn River Trail
A 61.8-mile point-to-point in Nebraska, with 247 ft of climbing. Reaches Horseshoe Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Horseshoe Lake (lake)
- Andys Lake (lake)
Getting there
Upper Elkhorn River Trail access. About 1 h 35 min drive (78 mi) from Fremont. 42.00295, -97.42154 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:12 a.m., the sun rises at 7:40 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 61.8-mile route works out to roughly 23 h 01 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.