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Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

1–2, 6 viewpoints

9 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 7 min

1–2, 6 viewpoints is a 9-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Hazeltine, MN. The route passes Lake Ann Beach, 8 and 2 before reaching 1 at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridge Trail 44.86114, -93.61408
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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1–2, 6 viewpoints

9 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Trailhead: Ridge Trail · 44.86114, -93.61408

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Rose Garden (Shuttle) stop 286 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ridge Trail, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Oak Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Maintenance Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miPass Lake Ann Beach.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftPass 8.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 150 ftPass 2.
  29. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftReach 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  40. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  44. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  46. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  50. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  51. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  52. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  53. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  54. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  55. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  56. 50 ftBear left onto Spring Peeper Trail, heading W.
  57. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Maintenance Trail, heading W.
  58. 0.1 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Oak Trail, heading W.
  60. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  61. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  62. 450 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  63. 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/1-2-out-back-6-viewpoints-14-km

Trail surface

69% paved10% grass10% dirt7% gravel3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rose Garden (Shuttle) stop 286 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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