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Tierra Park

Old Cheney Road Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 137 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 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78433, -96.67282
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

Trailhead: 40.78433, -96.67282

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.6 miSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  14. 500 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading NE.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 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-12-km-f60c

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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