Bluff Creek
10.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Bluff Creek is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum near Victoria, MN. The route reaches Bluff Creek. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluff Creek
10.6 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 879–1,039 ft
Out & Back · Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Trailhead: 44.84903, -93.64464
Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Bluff Creek.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Bluff Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Kochia Lane stop 280 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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