Tierra Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 1,362 ft17.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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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

  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. 1.7 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  10. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  18. 1 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  20. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  26. 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 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

OvercastTemperature 65°F57°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity93%
Rained 1.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:15 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Wed 67°56°
Thu 64°56° 54%
Fri 70°59° 70%
Sat 81°61° 69%
Sun 83°61° 18%
Mon 85°60° 35%

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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