Loop 1 · 4 h window · 129 mi
3 h 59 loop · 2 stops · back by 7:59 PM.
- Starke Round Barn · 10 min
- Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · 60 min
Destinations · Nebraska
Minden
NE · 40.4981, -98.9511
Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, Heritage Highway and Loup Rivers Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Minden, Nebraska.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Minden
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Minden. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway
National Scenic Byway · 17 mi out
- 02
Heritage Highway
State scenic byway · 28 mi out
- 03
Loup Rivers Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 29 mi out
Day-trip loops
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 197 mi
7 h 43 loop · 7 stops · back by 11:43 PM. Rides the Heritage Highway (+10 min).
- Starke Round Barn · 10 min
- The Island · 15 min
- Red Cloud City Park · 45 min
- Willa Cather House · 60 min
- Lookout Mountain · 15 min
- Indian Hill · 15 min
- Harlan County Recreation Area · 45 min
Touches Heritage Highway
How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Minden?
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Minden: 4 h, 129 miles, 2 stops; and 8 h, 197 miles, 7 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
What is there to stop at on a day trip from Minden?
The 8 h loop stops at Starke Round Barn, The Island, Red Cloud City Park, Willa Cather House, Lookout Mountain, Indian Hill and Harlan County Recreation Area. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway · 17 mi · national
- Heritage Highway · 28 mi
- Loup Rivers Scenic Byway · 29 mi
Named places
- Kearney County Museum · 0 mi
- Chartauqua Park · 0 mi
- Jaycee Park · 0 mi
- Pioneer Village · 0 mi
- American Legion Park · 0 mi
- Augie Nelson Park · 1 mi
- Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area · 5 mi
- Gleason Waterfowl Production Area · 6 mi
A day out of Minden, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Kearney · 16 mi