Old Cheney Road Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr

Old Cheney Road Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Yankee Hill, NE. It is mostly level, with 139 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 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail 40.75573, -96.70089
Nearest town Yankee Hill, NE

Directions

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Old Cheney Road Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 1,208–1,299 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Old Cheney Road Trail · 40.75573, -96.70089

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Cheney Road Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.9 miSharp left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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