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Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Bluff Creek Local Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Bluff Creek Local Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Chanhassen Nature Preserve near Hazeltine, MN. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.85477, -93.58342
Nearest town Hazeltine, MN
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Bluff Creek Local Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Out & Back · Chanhassen Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 44.85477, -93.58342

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 681 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Audubon Road, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miReach Bluff Creek Local Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Audubon Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluff Creek Local Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 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/bluff-creek-local-trail-out-back-8-km-400e

Trail surface

96% paved3% gravel1% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F55°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity71%
Rained 0.6″ 2 days ago (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:18 PM
Mon 57°50°
Tue 65°46°
Wed 69°45°
Thu 67°56° 32%
Fri 64°54°
Sat 66°56° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Coulter Blv stop 681 m from the trailhead

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