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Appian Way Lake & Helen Boosalis Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Appian Way Lake & Helen Boosalis Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Tierra Park near Cheney, NE. The route reaches Appian Way Lake. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,421 ft16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail 40.73217, -96.59357
Nearest town Cheney, NE
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Appian Way Lake & Helen Boosalis Trail via Old Cheney Road Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 1,182–1,420 ft

Out & Back · Tierra Park

Trailhead: Billy Wolff Trail · 40.73217, -96.59357

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

Transit-accessible: stop 383 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Billy Wolff Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miPass Appian Way Lake.
  3. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading W.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto Rock Island Trail, heading NW.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Helen Boosalis Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miReach Appian Way Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rock Island Trail, heading E.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto Tierra Williamsburg Trail, heading E.
  17. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Cheney Road Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  22. 1.9 miSharp right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 100 ftTurn right onto Billy Wolff Trail, heading E.
  25. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/yankee-hill-sunset-point-appian-way-lake-out-back-3-sights-25-km-a52c

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 383 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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