Old Cheney Road Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Pine Lake, NE. It climbs 271 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,362 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78074, -96.60465
Nearest town Pine Lake, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 4 hr 24 min

Elevation 1,208–1,363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.78074, -96.60465

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 2.8 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SW.
  13. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 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 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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