David Murdock Trail
5 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 44 min
David Murdock Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Havelock, NE. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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David Murdock Trail
5 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,135–1,236 ft
Out & Back · Mahoney Park
Trailhead: 84th Street Trail · 40.84629, -96.60651
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Walmart stop 382 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 84th Street Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto 84th Street Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto David Murdock Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail;84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto 84th Street Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Walmart stop 382 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 84th Street Trail Trailhead
- Elton Lux Memorial Drive & Shanda Dixon Trail 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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