Old Cheney Road Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near Pine Lake, NE. It climbs 351 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
13.9 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,190–1,387 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: 40.74525, -96.59236
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 57° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading NW.
- 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.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 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 right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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