AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Cheney Road Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,299 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75069, -96.64520
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,208–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75069, -96.64520

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  4. 3 miReach Old Cheney Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 3 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 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/old-cheney-road-trail-out-back-10-km-7ea8

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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