AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chief Standing Bear Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Chief Standing Bear Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Blue Springs, NE. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,306 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13199, -96.64081
Nearest town Blue Springs, NE
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Chief Standing Bear Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 1,196–1,305 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13199, -96.64081

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 63° · precip 33% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Chief Standing Bear Trail, heading SE.
  3. 2.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chief-standing-bear-trail-out-back-11-km-1c80

Trail surface

79% gravel21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F63°
Precip33%Wind9 mphUV4Humidity88%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°60° 12 AM: 33% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 70°60°
Tue 69°57°
Wed 75°54°
Thu 68°56° 56%
Fri 76°59° 54%
Sat 83°61° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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