Batchelder Trail & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Batchelder Trail & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Faribault, MN. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Batchelder Trail & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 964–1,051 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.29132, -93.31248
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hills Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hill Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Batchelder Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Mill Towns State Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mill Towns State Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hill Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sakatah Singing Hills Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cannon Lake–Cannon River, 3 lakes 14.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Sakatah Singing Hills Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wells Lake & Mill Towns State Trail via Sakatah Singing Hills Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
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