Donahue Drive

5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Donahue Drive is a 5-mile out-and-back near Shorewood, MN. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 1,027 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.89231, -93.58107
Nearest town Shorewood, MN

Directions

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Donahue Drive

5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 955–1,029 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.89231, -93.58107

Weather Sep 23: Overcast, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Donahue Drive, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity64%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Thu 68°53° 46%
Fri 69°59°
Sat 61°57° 59%
Sun 67°58° 25%
Mon 68°56° 26%
Tue 61°51° 60%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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