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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 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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