Old Cheney Road Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Pine Lake, NE. It climbs 303 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Cheney Road Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 303 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,198–1,363 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.74776, -96.59574
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 17% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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