AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chief Standing Bear Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Chief Standing Bear Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Badger, NE. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,204 – 1,217 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Chief Standing Bear Trail 40.08763, -96.59555
Nearest town Badger, NE
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Chief Standing Bear Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min

Elevation 1,204–1,217 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Chief Standing Bear Trail · 40.08763, -96.59555

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Chief Standing Bear Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 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-4-km-fe2c

Trail surface

83% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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