MoPac Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

MoPac Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Walton, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,263 – 1,296 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MoPac Trail 40.79781, -96.58757
Nearest town Walton, NE

Directions

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MoPac Trail

3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 1,264–1,295 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: MoPac Trail · 40.79781, -96.58757

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on MoPac Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miBear right onto 84th Street Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 400 ftBear left onto MoPac Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

78% gravel21% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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