Old Cheney Road Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 163 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 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail 40.75394, -96.69985
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,208–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Island Trail · 40.75394, -96.69985

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 66°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.7 miSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  6. 2.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  7. 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 surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 66°F61°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity94%
Rained 2.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 7:13 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Mon 67°58°
Tue 70°56°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 64°57° 56%
Fri 76°57° 49%
Sat 83°61° 40%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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