AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Cheney Road Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 244 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 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

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

6.1 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,208–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75069, -96.64520

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftSharp right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  4. 2.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  7. 2.7 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto Waltz Place, heading SE.
  9. 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-c2ec

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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