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Battle Creek Regional Park

Big Wheezy Viewpoint–Swimming Pond, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Big Wheezy Viewpoint–Swimming Pond, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Battle Creek Regional Park near Maplewood, MN. The route passes Duck Pond, Swimming Pond and Big Wheezy Viewpoint. It climbs 478 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi771 – 1,004 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.96235, -93.00024
Nearest town Maplewood, MN
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Big Wheezy Viewpoint–Swimming Pond, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 771–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Battle Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: 44.96235, -93.00024

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Bush Av stop 338 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miPass Duck Pond.
  9. 0.1 miPass Swimming Pond.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop into Pine, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftBear right onto Fern Gully, heading W.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear right onto Enchanted Forest, heading W.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading N.
  23. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading SW.
  25. 350 ftPass Big Wheezy Viewpoint.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Loop, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Wheezy, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miReach Big Wheezy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftTurn right onto Meadow Loop, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sidewinder, heading S.
  36. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Enchanted Forest, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Gully, heading N.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  45. 150 ftContinue straight onto Drop into Pine, heading NW.
  46. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  47. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  50. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  52. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  54. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  55. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  56. 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-swimming-pond-out-back-7-sights-8-km-ac2d

Trail surface

62% paved26% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bush Av stop 338 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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