National Forest · Nebraska, South Dakota

Trails in Nebraska National Forest

31 named trails · 338 miles · 8 trailheads · 7 with the Forest Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Forest Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

Find a trail Forest on fs.usda.gov

31 trails, A to Z.

Agate North Trail

7.1 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Baja Trail

1.0 mi

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Bison

2.7 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

Visitor centersno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Bison Lane

0.4 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Blue Jay

1.2 mi loop · about 50 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Boots and Saddle

6.5 mi · about 1,400 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Dismal River Trail

9.5 mi · about 900 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Fenceline Trail

1.3 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Hudson-Meng Interp & Access

0.2 mi

Visitor centersno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge a

6.4 mi · about 1,200 ft of climbing

Spotted Tail Trailhead Drive there

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Pine Ridge B

5.8 mi · about 800 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upOutrider Trailhead Drive there

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Pine Ridge C

15 mi · about 2,500 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upCoffee Mill Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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Pine Ridge Mt Bike

4.0 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge Mt Bike H

0.5 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge Mt. Bike B

0.8 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge Mt. Bike D

1.5 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge Mt. Bike E

0.3 mi

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge Mt. Bike F

1.1 mi

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Pine Ridge Mt. Bike G

1.6 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Poison Ivy Trail

2.9 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Powerline Trail

2.2 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Red Dam Trail

2.8 mi · about 50 ft of climbing

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Roberts Loop (east Leg)

1.5 mi · about 400 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upRoberts Tract Camping Area/Trailhead Drive there

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Roberts Loop (west Leg)

0.9 mi · about 90 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Scott Lookout

2.6 mi · about 350 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Spotted Tail

4.1 mi · about 750 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upSpotted Tail Trailhead Drive there

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Spotted Tail Overlook

0.4 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Strong Canyon

1.1 mi · about 250 ft of climbing

the Service's write-upStrong Canyon Trailhead Drive there

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Toadstool Ancient Tracks Spur

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Toadstool Loop

0.8 mi · about 30 ft of climbing

Campgroundsno trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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Trooper

9.2 mi · about 1,100 ft of climbing

no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

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72 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.

More hikes the Forest Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

West Ash Trailhead
The trailhead located on the east side of West Ash Road provides access to the Pine Ridge Trail heading east. There is a small parking area, but no services are available. Camping is available ¼ mile to the north at the West Ash Picnic area .

About these trails

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.