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Antelope Park South

Old Cheney Road Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Antelope Park South near Lincoln, 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.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 1,299 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Trail 40.79136, -96.67408
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Antelope Park South

Trailhead: Old Trail · 40.79136, -96.67408

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight 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. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  6. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading S.
  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 SE.
  12. 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  14. 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miArrive 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-14-km-4297

Trail surface

97% paved1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 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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