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Tierra Park

Old Cheney Road Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 163 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 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75607, -96.63905
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

Trailhead: 40.75607, -96.63905

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SE.
  20. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 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-13-km-2f15

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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