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Mahoney Park

Shanda Dixon Trail via David Murdock Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Shanda Dixon Trail via David Murdock Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mahoney Park near Marian Center, NE. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,237 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: David Murdock Trail 40.85461, -96.56756
Nearest town Marian Center, NE
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Shanda Dixon Trail via David Murdock Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 1,135–1,236 ft

Out & Back · Mahoney Park

Trailhead: David Murdock Trail · 40.85461, -96.56756

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:13 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on David Murdock Trail, heading W.
  2. 2.2 miTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miReach Shanda Dixon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading W.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading E.
  21. 500 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading N.
  23. 150 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading N.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading N.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shanda Dixon Trail, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Elton Lux Memorial Drive, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto 84th Street Trail, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto David Murdock Trail, heading NE.
  31. 2.1 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/shanda-dixon-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

36% other34% dirt29% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:13 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:09 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:29 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:56 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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