AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Cheney Road Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 136 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 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South 58th Street 40.75296, -96.64205
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 1,208–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: South 58th Street · 40.75296, -96.64205

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on South 58th Street, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  4. 350 ftBear right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  5. 2.7 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading SW.
  8. 2.7 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto South 58th Street, heading E.
  12. 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-7eaa

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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