AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mahoney Park

David Murdock Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 16 min

David Murdock Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,237 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: David Murdock Trail 40.85135, -96.63051
Nearest town Havelock, NE
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David Murdock Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,135–1,236 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: David Murdock Trail · 40.85135, -96.63051

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on David Murdock Trail, heading E.
  2. 3.3 miReach David Murdock Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3.2 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/david-murdock-trail-out-back-13-km-b278

Trail surface

59% other32% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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