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MoPac Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min

MoPac Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Belmont, 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 mi1,158 – 1,211 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: MoPac Trail 40.82252, -96.68709
Nearest town Belmont, NE
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MoPac Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,160–1,211 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: MoPac Trail · 40.82252, -96.68709

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Vine & 23rd Street stop 184 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on MoPac Trail, heading E.
  2. 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 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-9-km-1ea4

Trail surface

99% paved1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 7:14 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Vine & 23rd Street stop 184 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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