AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MoPac Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

MoPac Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near University Place, NE. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,158 – 1,211 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MoPac Trail 40.82325, -96.65353
Nearest town University Place, NE
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MoPac Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 1,158–1,209 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: MoPac Trail · 40.82325, -96.65353

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:14 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: "R" & 48th Street, NW stop 679 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on MoPac Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miReach MoPac Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miArrive 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/mopac-trail-out-back-6-km-6551

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: "R" & 48th Street, NW stop 679 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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