Old Cheney Road Trail
16 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near Walton, NE. It climbs 295 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
16 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 5 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,190–1,363 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: 84th Street Trail · 40.79210, -96.60592
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:15 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
- 500 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.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:05 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:25 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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