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Murdock Canal Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Murdock Canal Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 4,892 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38885, -111.73547
Nearest town Pleasant Grove, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 4,827–4,892 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.38885, -111.73547

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: 100 E @ 2148 N stop 415 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 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-9-km-db1d

Trail surface

73% paved11% dirt5% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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 415 m from the trailhead

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