Old Cheney Road Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Pine Lake, NE. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,362 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75556, -96.60655
Nearest town Pine Lake, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 1,198–1,363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75556, -96.60655

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 2.8 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  11. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 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

OvercastTemperature 66°F57°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity92%
Rained 1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Wed 66°56°
Thu 66°56° 54%
Fri 70°60° 70%
Sat 82°61° 69%
Sun 84°62° 19%
Mon 85°61° 36%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 2 min before dark.

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