AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cascades Pond & Cascades Pond II

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Cascades Pond & Cascades Pond II is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Berning Mill, MN. The route passes Cascades Pond II before reaching Cascades Pond at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 971 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.21477, -93.63485
Nearest town Berning Mill, MN
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Cascades Pond & Cascades Pond II

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 933–971 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.21477, -93.63485

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miPass Cascades Pond II.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miReach Cascades Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  44. 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-ii-cascades-pond-ii-out-back-5-km-6403

Trail surface

81% paved19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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