Old Cheney Road Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 9.3-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 mi1,207 – 1,362 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 1,208–1,363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75556, -96.60655

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 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. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SW.
  11. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 1.8 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 2 min before dark.

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