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Antelope Park South

Old Cheney Road Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 165 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 40.78994, -96.67471
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: 40.78994, -96.67471

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 67°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.5 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 SW.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading S.
  7. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 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 SE.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  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. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  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-13-km-8b4c

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F58°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity92%
Rained 1.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Wed 67°57°
Thu 69°57° 61%
Fri 75°61° 73%
Sat 74°64° 68%
Sun 77°62°
Mon 76°59° 33%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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