AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Murdock Canal Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Murdock Canal Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Nash, UT. It is mostly level, with 191 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 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

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

7.9 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 4,695–4,823 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.43965, -111.89421

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 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 ftSharp left onto Greg's, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Greg's, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Creek, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 3.1 miBear right onto Lehi Rail Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 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-e4b3

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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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