AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Murdock Canal Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Murdock Canal Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Nash, UT. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,695 – 4,823 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.43965, -111.89421
Nearest town Nash, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,695–4,823 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43965, -111.89421

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 61° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Chapel Ridge Dr / 4100 N stop 120 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lehi Rail Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 2.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Lizard Skins, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greg's, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Greg's, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Greg's, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greg's, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greg's, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Greg's, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading S.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lizard Skins, heading S.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 3.1 miBear right onto Lehi Rail Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 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/murdock-canal-trail-out-back-13-km-456e

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F61°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 81°60° 38%
Mon 73°56° 46%
Tue 83°54°
Wed 89°62°
Thu 85°68° 21%
Fri 91°66° 19%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chapel Ridge Dr / 4100 N stop 120 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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