Old Cheney Road Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Saltillo, NE. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Cheney Road Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,206–1,352 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tierra Williamsburg Trail · 40.73207, -96.66853
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Tierra Williamsburg Trail Trailhead
- SouthPointe Sunset Point–Great Plains Trails Network Connector Trail, 5 sights 11 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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