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Mahoney Park

David Murdock Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 50 min

David Murdock Trail is a 5.3-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 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.84804, -96.61664
Nearest town Havelock, NE
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David Murdock Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,135–1,236 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: 40.84804, -96.61664

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto David Murdock Trail, heading E.
  15. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 2.2 miTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  26. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  28. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  29. 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-9-km-ad48

Trail surface

39% other37% dirt21% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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