Lower Pond via Murdock Canal Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Lower Pond via Murdock Canal Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Highland Glen Park near Cedar Hills, UT. The route reaches Lower Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lower Pond via Murdock Canal Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,781–4,832 ft
Out & Back · Highland Glen Park
Trailhead: 40.41091, -111.78158
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Lower Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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