Old Cheney Road Trail
6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,198 – 1,299 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75265, -96.70183
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE
Directions
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Old Cheney Road Trail
6 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,198–1,299 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.75265, -96.70183
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
97% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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