Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 min
Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Hoffmans Corner, MN. The route reaches Beam Pond (Markham) at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 51 min
Elevation 876–913 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.03087, -93.03968
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 80 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Beam Pond (Markham), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 80 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Gateway State Trail 9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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