Old Cheney Road Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near College View, NE. It is mostly level, with 134 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
5.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,190–1,299 ft
Out & Back · Tierra Park
Trailhead: Helen Boosalis Trail · 40.75379, -96.64468
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Helen Boosalis / Rock Island Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Rock Island Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Helen Boosalis Trail, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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