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Murdock Canal Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Murdock Canal Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. It climbs 266 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,833 – 5,118 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail 40.36107, -111.71629
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 4,834–5,117 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.36107, -111.71629

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1.7 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-8-km-edc0

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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