Battle Creek Regional Park
Battle Creek Regional Trail–Enchanted Forest Loop, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 47 min
Battle Creek Regional Trail–Enchanted Forest Loop, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile loop in Battle Creek Regional Park near Highwood, MN. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Battle Creek Regional Trail–Enchanted Forest Loop, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 47 min
Elevation 722–988 ft
Loop · Battle Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 44.93522, -93.02869
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Battle Creek Regional Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Connector, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Luge, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bowl, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto BC Connector, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Poison Nettle, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Cat Walk, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pond Loop, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Short Way Back, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Prairie Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Warm up Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Short Way Back, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Meadow Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Picnic Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto The Hump, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Connector, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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