Old Cheney Road Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,191 – 1,299 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tierra Williamsburg Trail 40.76370, -96.67919
Nearest town College View, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,191–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Tierra Williamsburg Trail · 40.76370, -96.67919

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 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

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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