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Tierra Park

Old Cheney Road Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 134 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 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

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

5.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

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 right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
  6. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.6 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  11. 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-9-km-2e2d

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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