Murdock Canal Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Murdock Canal Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Highland Glen Park near Cedar Hills, UT. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Murdock Canal Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,796–4,857 ft
Out & Back · Highland Glen Park
Trailhead: 40.41091, -111.78158
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading E.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lower Pond via Murdock Canal Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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