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Tierra Park

Old Cheney Road Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 1,299 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail 40.75545, -96.64733
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail · 40.75545, -96.64733

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.2 miArrive 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-12-km-0839

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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