Old Cheney Road Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Pine Lake, NE. It climbs 326 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,385 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.76517, -96.59525
Nearest town Pine Lake, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 326 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,208–1,384 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.76517, -96.59525

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 400 ftSharp left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  21. 2.8 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  24. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  27. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 100 ftTurn left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:15 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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