Cowboy Trail Nebraska Map

Nebraska 523 contributions 104 helpful votes.

Cowboy trail nebraska map. The eight foot wide ribbon of crushed limestone and wooden bridges cut through a right of way normally 100 feet wide which provides important cover for wildlife and pockets for native prairie plants. Walking out on the bridge is an exhilerating experience. Kloverfield wrote a review jun 2017. The cowboy trail is a rail trail in northern nebraska it is a multi use recreational trail suitable for bicycling walking and horseback riding it occupies an abandoned chicago and north western railway corridor.

My sister rode her bike from end to end of the cowboy trail. Nebraska s state parks and recreation areas offer hundreds of miles of trails. View interactive trail map. Jerry penry the valentine railroad bridge.

The railroad called this the cowboy line eventually the trail could extend through kilgore and on to chadron making it the world s longest rail trail. Read on to learn about the nature history and special features of nebraska s cowboy trail. A short walk from the parking lot takes you out to the wonderful bridge which extends high above the niobrara river. Great bridge on the cowboy trail.

While species differ along the route. It s a nice little hike. Omaha nebraska 8 contributions. It is a few miles south of town.

The cowboy trail currently runs 195 miles across northern nebraska following the old chicago northwestern rail route from norfolk in the east to valentine in the west. Dennis s wrote a review oct 2019. When complete the trail will run from chadron to norfolk a length of 321 miles 517 km making it the longest rails to trails conversion in the united states it is nebraska s first state recreational trail. Sun city arizona 119 contributions 24 helpful votes.

If you come to valentine you need to visit the cowboy trail. She then went on riding and i. The bridge is part of the longest rail to trail conversions in the country. It s fun to look straight down and read more.

Search for trails near you view maps and find information on trail width surface permitted uses and features found along each trail in the nebraska state park system. Regardless of where you enter and exit travel the cowboy trail and you will soon be immersed in nature. However development of the rest of the trail is not yet underway. Crossing the niobrara river west of valentine.

Our interactive trails map is an invaluable resource for anyone planning a trip to a state park that includes hiking biking or horseback riding. She started the ride in valentine and i drove to the parking area for the bridge walked the short hike and took pics of her as she crossed the bridge. I was support for her trip. Spanning 321 miles 192 miles which consist of.