AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dakota Heights Path

13.5 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Dakota Heights Path is a 13.5-mile out-and-back near Argonne, MN. It climbs 460 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,142 ft14.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.69572, -93.27212
Nearest town Argonne, MN
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Dakota Heights Path

13.5 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 989–1,141 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.69572, -93.27212

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dakota Heights Path, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 2.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miArrive 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/dakota-heights-path-out-back

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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