MoPac Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min
MoPac Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Bethany, NE. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,260 – 1,322 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.80051, -96.60531
Nearest town Bethany, NE
Directions
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MoPac Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,260–1,324 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.80051, -96.60531
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 84th Street Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto MoPac Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 surface
67% gravel29% paved1% other3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 84th Street Sunset Point & Pine Lake Pond via Old Cheney Road Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 324 ft
- Yankee Hill Sunset Point–84th Street Sunset Point, 4 sights 12 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- MoPac Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Charles L Warner Equestrian Trail via MoPac Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Wedgewood Lake via 84th Street Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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