AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Cheney Road Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,207 – 1,299 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Helen Boosalis Trail 40.75379, -96.64468
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,206–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Helen Boosalis Trail · 40.75379, -96.64468

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  9. 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-8-km-880c

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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