David Murdock Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 33 min
David Murdock Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Marian Center, NE. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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David Murdock Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,135–1,236 ft
Out & Back · Mahoney Park
Trailhead: David Murdock Trail · 40.85461, -96.56756
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on David Murdock Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto David Murdock Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 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
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from David Murdock Trail Trailhead
- David Murdock Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Shanda Dixon Trail via David Murdock Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Elton Lux Memorial Drive via David Murdock Trail 5 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Elton Lux Memorial Drive via David Murdock Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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