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Murdock Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Murdock Canal Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,839 – 4,869 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail 40.32355, -111.67798
Nearest town Olmstead, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 4,840–4,868 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.32355, -111.67798

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Timpanogos Pkwy @ 680 E stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miReach Murdock Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.5 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/murdock-canal-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F64°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 86°64°
Sun 78°60° 52%
Mon 72°57° 53%
Tue 79°56°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 88°64° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Timpanogos Pkwy @ 680 E stop 226 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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