David Murdock Trail–Dietrich Connector, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 5 hr 5 min
David Murdock Trail–Dietrich Connector, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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David Murdock Trail–Dietrich Connector, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 5 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,113–1,221 ft
Out & Back · Mahoney Park
Trailhead: Shanda Dixon Trail · 40.84887, -96.61494
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: East Campus & 38th Street stop 620 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto David Murdock Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto John Dietrich Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dietrich Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Superior Street Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach David Murdock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Dietrich Connector, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto John Dietrich Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto David Murdock Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Shanda Dixon 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Campus & 38th Street stop 620 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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