AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Murdock Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min

Murdock Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Hudson, MI. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 922 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elem School Drive 41.86372, -84.34892
Nearest town Hudson, MI
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Murdock Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 57 min

Elevation 894–923 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Elem School Drive · 41.86372, -84.34892

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto South Trail, heading N.
  3. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 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-trail-out-back-4-km-817a

Trail surface

80% paved20% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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