Dry Creek Reservoir & Murdock Canal Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Dry Creek Reservoir & Murdock Canal Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Lehi, UT. The route reaches Dry Creek Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dry Creek Reservoir & Murdock Canal Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 4,734–4,823 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.43130, -111.87643
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Innovation Way / 1600 W (EB) stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dry Creek, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Greg's, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach Dry Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Greg's, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Creek, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.6 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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- Transit-accessible: Innovation Way / 1600 W (EB) stop 58 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Murdock Canal Trail Trailhead
- Lehi Rail Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Southern Rail Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Lehi Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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