Old Cheney Road Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Walton, NE. It climbs 380 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,198 – 1,362 ft16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail 40.79210, -96.60592
Nearest town Walton, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 380 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 1,198–1,363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail · 40.79210, -96.60592

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 84th Street Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 2.8 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  12. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:27 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:54 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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