About the Cowboy Trail
The Cowboy Trail currently runs 195 miles across northern Nebraska, following the old Chicago & Northwestern rail route from Norfolk in the east to Valentine in the west. The railroad called this the "Cowboy Line."
Ninety miles west of Valentine, a separate section of the Cowboy Trail is open between Gordon and Rushville.
This 15 mile section is not connected to the rest of the trail, but it is technically part of the trail - just a separate piece, way out west.
Eventually the trail could extend from Valentine through Kilgore and on to Chadron, making it the world's longest rail-trail.
However, development of that part of the trail is not yet underway.