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Mahoney Park

David Murdock Trail–Dietrich Connector, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 41 min

David Murdock Trail–Dietrich Connector, 3 sights is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,116 – 1,201 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elton Lux Memorial Drive 40.85107, -96.61572
Nearest town Havelock, NE
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David Murdock Trail–Dietrich Connector, 3 sights

10.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 1,116–1,201 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: Elton Lux Memorial Drive · 40.85107, -96.61572

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

Transit-accessible: Superior & Bel‐Ridge Drive stop 214 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  3. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto David Murdock Trail, heading E.
  13. 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto John Dietrich Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dietrich Connector, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.8 miReach David Murdock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left onto John Dietrich Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 1.4 miTurn left onto David Murdock Trail, heading NE.
  26. 2.6 miTurn right onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  34. 200 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  36. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  37. 50 ftArrive 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/david-murdock-trail-dietrich-connector-out-back-3-sights-24-km-591c

Trail surface

78% paved15% other7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Superior & Bel‐Ridge Drive stop 214 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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