AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Cheney Road Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 6.9-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 mi1,198 – 1,299 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75478, -96.64290
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,198–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75478, -96.64290

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  6. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  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-11-km-afd6

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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