Mahoney Park

David Murdock Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 17 min

David Murdock Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 1,204 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: David Murdock Trail 40.85130, -96.64372
Nearest town Havelock, NE

Directions

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David Murdock Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,158–1,204 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: David Murdock Trail · 40.85130, -96.64372

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on David Murdock Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading S.
  4. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto David Murdock Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

52% paved42% other6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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