Cowboy Trail

In the Niobrara River Valley, in what is known as the state’s Outback Area, is the Cowboy Trail. This trails was made right where the abandoned Chicago and Northwestern Railway Corridor used to run. Today, the rails-to-trails pathway stretches for almost 200 miles. It is a hub for recreational opportunity in the state, and visitors can hike or cycle along the finely crushed gravel and limestone path. There are a staggering 221 bridges that line the trail, but the so-called Valentine Bridge is a whopping quarter-mile long and makes for an impressive photograph background.