AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

MoPac Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min

MoPac Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, NE. 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.

Elevation

0 mi1,165 – 1,211 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MoPac Trail 40.82350, -96.68160
Nearest town Lincoln, NE
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MoPac Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,165–1,211 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: MoPac Trail · 40.82350, -96.68160

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 27th & Apple Street stop 56 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on MoPac Trail, heading E.
  2. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 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-7598

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 27th & Apple Street stop 56 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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