AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Cheney Road Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 215 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 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail 40.75545, -96.64733
Nearest town College View, NE
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Old Cheney Road Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 1,208–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail · 40.75545, -96.64733

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2.4 miArrive 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-81d4

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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