Saddle Rock Geology Hiking Tour

The Saddle Rock Trail, a 1.6 mile paved trail with 435 of elevation change, features the most accessible exposures of the Arikaree and White River Groups in western Nebraska. A wide variety of sedimentary structures, diagenetic features, trace fossils, and volcaniclastic sediments can be seen along the trail. This tour is based upon the Geological Society of America Centennial Field Guide, North-Central Section developed in 1987 by James B. Swimehart and David B. Loope.