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Imniżaska

Big Wheezy Viewpoint–Indian Mounds Viewpoint, 4 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Big Wheezy Viewpoint–Indian Mounds Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Imniżaska near Gladstone, MN. The route passes Indian Mounds Viewpoint before reaching Big Wheezy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 813 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 915 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.97742, -93.03845
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Big Wheezy Viewpoint–Indian Mounds Viewpoint, 4 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 705–916 ft

Out & Back · Imniżaska

Trailhead: 44.97742, -93.03845

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Barclay Av stop 20 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miPass Indian Mounds Viewpoint.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading SE.
  25. 200 ftSharp left onto The Hump, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Freight Train, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto The Hump, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Meadow Loop, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Wheezy, heading E.
  32. 150 ftReach Big Wheezy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading E.
  34. 100 ftTurn left onto Meadow Loop, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto The Hump, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Freight Train, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto The Hump, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miSharp right onto Connector, heading SE.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  44. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  45. 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading NW.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  48. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  50. 350 ftTurn left onto Indian Mounds Trail, heading W.
  51. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  52. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  53. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  54. 50 ftBear left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  55. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  56. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  57. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  58. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  59. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  60. 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/big-wheezy-viewpoint-indian-mounds-viewpoint-out-back-4-sights-14-km-23ba

Trail surface

82% paved17% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:10 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Barclay Av stop 20 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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