AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cascades Pond & Cascades Pond II

6.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Cascades Pond & Cascades Pond II is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Berning Mill, MN. The route passes Cascades Pond II before reaching Cascades Pond at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 971 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.22300, -93.61681
Nearest town Berning Mill, MN
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Cascades Pond & Cascades Pond II

6.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 909–971 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.22300, -93.61681

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:18 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftPass Cascades Pond II.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miReach Cascades Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  41. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  50. 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/cascades-pond-cascades-pond-ii-out-back-3-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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