Old Cheney Road Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Cheney Road Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,187–1,352 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: 40.76556, -96.67889
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Helen Boosalis Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 3 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Rock Island Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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