Old Cheney Road Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 133 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 · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: 40.75069, -96.64520
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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