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Mahoney Park

David Murdock Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

David Murdock Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,168 – 1,204 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

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

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Elevation 1,167–1,204 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. 1.2 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 NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto David Murdock Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 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-6-km-e71b

Trail surface

68% other32% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 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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