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Old Cheney Road Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 51 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,234 – 1,352 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75069, -96.64520
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 51 min

Elevation 1,233–1,352 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75069, -96.64520

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-cheney-road-trail-out-back-4-km-e3ff

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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