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Tierra Park

Helen Boosalis Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Helen Boosalis Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,299 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75607, -96.63905
Nearest town College View, NE
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Helen Boosalis Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,182–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

Trailhead: 40.75607, -96.63905

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.9 miReach Helen Boosalis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/helen-boosalis-trail-out-back-11-km-5164

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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