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River Bend Nature Center

Arrowhead Trail–Rabbit Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Arrowhead Trail–Rabbit Trail, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in River Bend Nature Center near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,070 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.29203, -93.26590
Nearest town Faribault, MN
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Arrowhead Trail–Rabbit Trail, 4 sights

8 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 972–1,070 ft

Out & Back · River Bend Nature Center

Trailhead: 44.29203, -93.26590

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Straight River Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left onto River Bend Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rabbit Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Deer Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn left onto Racoon Trail, heading NE.
  15. 200 ftReach River Bend Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Deer Trail, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Arrowhead Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Teepee Tonka Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rabbit Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto River Bend Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right onto Straight River Trail, heading NW.
  26. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 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/arrowhead-trail-rabbit-trail-out-back-4-sights-13-km

Trail surface

61% paved25% gravel12% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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