AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Murdock Canal Trail

8 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Murdock Canal Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Nash, UT. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,695 – 4,823 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44085, -111.89254
Nearest town Nash, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail

8 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 4,695–4,823 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.44085, -111.89254

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 148 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Southern Rail Trail, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left onto Lehi Rail Trail, heading S.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 2.5 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Lizard Skins, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greg's, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Greg's, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Greg's, heading SE.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greg's, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Greg's, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Greg's, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lizard Skins, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 3.1 miBear right onto Lehi Rail Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  33. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  34. 250 ftTurn right onto Southern Rail Trail, heading W.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 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-8c7e

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 148 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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