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Mahoney Park

84th Street Trail & Elton Lux Memorial Drive

3.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 6 min

84th Street Trail & Elton Lux Memorial Drive is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Bethany, NE. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,188 – 1,253 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail 40.83161, -96.60610
Nearest town Bethany, NE
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84th Street Trail & Elton Lux Memorial Drive

3.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 1,186–1,252 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: 84th Street Trail · 40.83161, -96.60610

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 84th Street Trail, heading N.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading N.
  4. 500 ftBear left onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miReach 84th Street Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading E.
  25. 500 ftBear left onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.9 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/84th-street-trail-elton-lux-memorial-drive-out-back-5-km-6e76

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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