Old Cheney Road Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,352 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75021, -96.66721
Nearest town College View, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 1,206–1,352 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75021, -96.66721

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

93% paved7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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