Old Cheney Road Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back near Pine Lake, NE. It climbs 354 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,385 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 354 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,198–1,384 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.76517, -96.59525

Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 61° · precip 19% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 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. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  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 NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 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

Light drizzleTemperature 69°F61°
Precip19%Wind8 mphUV3Humidity87%
Rained 3.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°60° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 4% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 19% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 12% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 7:14 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Tue 63°59°
Wed 70°58°
Thu 66°58° 68%
Fri 76°59° 75%
Sat 78°63° 63%
Sun 82°62°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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