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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Nebraska

The directory currently contains 15 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Nebraska. Their average mapped distance is 1.5 km and average recorded ascent is 40 m (131 ft); the longest route in the set is 3.4 km.

This subset represents 68% of the 22 quality-checked routes in Nebraska. Its average distance is 1.5 km, compared with 31.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 40 m (131 ft), versus 76 m (249 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 10 km or less; no fixed completion time is implied. Within this set, 9 routes (60%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (27%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.5 km

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

17 m

Ridge Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

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1 recorded loop

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Trails

Moderate

Signal Ridge Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
Moderate

Prairie Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Forest
  • Alpine meadow
Easy

Ridge Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
Moderate

Grey Squirrel Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Forest
Easy

Mormon Hollow

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
63 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Forest
Moderate

Oak Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Forest
Easy

Bladdernut Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Forest
Easy

Cottonwood Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
16 min
  • Forest
Easy

Blue

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Typical duration
18 min
Easy

Riverview Boardwalk

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Forest
Easy

Missouri Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
22 min
Moderate

Pine Ridge Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Mountain
Moderate

Hackberry Trail

Nebraska · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
14 min

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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Signal Ridge TrailNebraska1.5 km46 m23 minModerateApril to October
Prairie TrailNebraska0.7 km65 m14 minModerateApril to October
Ridge TrailNebraska0.5 km17 m8 minEasyApril to October
Grey Squirrel TrailNebraska1.9 km132 m35 minModerateApril to October
Mormon HollowNebraska1.0 km63 m18 minEasyApril to October
Oak TrailNebraska2.0 km70 m32 minModerateApril to October
Bladdernut TrailNebraska1.1 km37 m17 minEasyApril to October
Cottonwood TrailNebraska1.3 km0 m16 minEasyApril to October
Handsome Hollow TrailNebraska0.8 km0 m11 minEasyApril to October
Bellevue Nature And History TrailNebraska2.3 km17 m30 minEasyApril to October

Signal Ridge Trail, Prairie Trail, Handsome Hollow Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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