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.
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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
- Start on Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rock Island Trail Trailhead
- Old Cheney Road Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Old Cheney Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Tierra Williamsburg Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Helen Boosalis Trail & Rock Island Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Pine Lake Pond via Old Cheney Road Trail 5 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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