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Mahoney Park

David Murdock Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 34 min

David Murdock Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,237 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elton Lux Memorial Drive 40.85095, -96.61213
Nearest town Havelock, NE
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David Murdock Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,135–1,236 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: Elton Lux Memorial Drive · 40.85095, -96.61213

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

Transit-accessible: Walmart stop 682 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto David Murdock Trail, heading SE.
  11. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 2.2 miTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading S.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading S.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading SW.
  21. 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-out-back-7-km-a609

Trail surface

45% other43% dirt11% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Walmart stop 682 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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