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Murdock Canal Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Murdock Canal Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,784 – 4,853 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39022, -111.73975
Nearest town Pleasant Grove, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 4,784–4,854 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39022, -111.73975

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: 100 E @ 2148 N stop 360 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 2.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 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-9-km-7c08

Trail surface

74% paved9% dirt5% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F67°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 85°67°
Sun 75°59° 48%
Mon 72°57° 55%
Tue 79°57°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 83°65° 23%

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 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 100 E @ 2148 N stop 360 m from the trailhead

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