点评:For reference, we’re weekend riders, so not too serious. Our longest ride every year is just about 40 miles round trip. We’ve been wanting to check out the Cowboy for a while bc we’ve ridden other Rails to Trails in NE and really enjoyed them. Since we were kayaking, we decided to bring the bikes and ride to the bridge. We started at the Valentine trailhead (in town) and rode about 7 miles out. We stopped before the trail started to follow the highway. The rock is a little loose close to the bridge, not as compact as when you get further out. The trail is well maintained and the scenery is pretty.
We drove out to Valentine on Highway 20 from Omaha so we could see the trail almost the whole way bc it follows the highway. The trail is exposed the entire way and Nebraska is ALWAYS windy, so plan for that if you decide to ride a long distance. There will likely be a crosswind most of the time. We plan to come back and ride from Valentine to Wood Lake (24 miles). Enjoy your ride and stay safe!
翻译:作为参考,我们是周末骑手,所以不要太认真。我们每年最长的骑行距离约为 40 英里。我们一直想看看 Cowboy 有一段时间了,因为我们在 NE 骑过其他 Rails to Trails 并且真的很喜欢它们。由于我们是皮划艇,所以我们决定带上自行车骑到桥上。我们从瓦伦丁小道起点(镇上)出发,骑行了大约 7 英里。我们在小径开始沿着高速公路前停了下来。靠近桥的岩石有点松散,不像你走得更远时那么紧凑。步道维护得很好,风景也很漂亮。
我们从奥马哈沿 20 号高速公路开车前往瓦伦丁,所以我们几乎可以看到这条小路,因为它沿着高速公路行驶。这条小径全程暴露在外,内布拉斯加州总是多风,所以如果您决定长途骑行,请做好计划。大多数时候可能会有侧风。我们计划返回并从瓦伦丁骑行到伍德湖(24 英里)。享受您的旅程并保持安全!