AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MoPac Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 36 min

MoPac Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, NE. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,165 – 1,211 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82182, -96.67618
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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MoPac Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 1,166–1,211 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.82182, -96.67618

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 27th & "W" Street stop 512 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto MoPac Trail, heading N.
  5. 2.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mopac-trail-out-back-8-km-30c9

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 27th & "W" Street stop 512 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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