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Platte River State Park Trail Loop route map
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Platte River State Park/Nebraska

Platte River State Park Trail Loop

South Bend, Nebraska

6.7 mi

Distance

1,175 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 38m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Platte River State Park Trail Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:316 ft
Max:373 ft
Gain:358 ft
Loss:358 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 316 ft and 373 ft across 6.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.316 ft335 ft354 ft373 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.3 mi5.0 mi6.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi353 ft
High point4.9 mi373 ft
End6.6 mi353 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
South Bend, NE · about 2 mi away
County:
Cass County, NE
Jurisdiction:
Platte River State Park · Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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