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Spring Creek Prairie Audubon

Tallgrass Loop Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 58 min

Tallgrass Loop Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Spring Creek Prairie Audubon near Denton, NE. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,319 – 1,417 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.69355, -96.85480
Nearest town Denton, NE
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Tallgrass Loop Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 58 min

Elevation 1,320–1,419 ft

Out & Back · Spring Creek Prairie Audubon

Trailhead: 40.69355, -96.85480

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Accessible Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Tallgrass Trail Loop, heading S.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tallgrass Loop Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miReach Tallgrass Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Tallgrass Trail Loop, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Accessible Loop Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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/tallgrass-loop-trail-out-back

Trail surface

32% grass6% gravel62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:30 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Denton, Nebraska