Edenbrook Conservation Area

Edenbrook Conservation Area Viewpoint via Donahue Drive

14 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Edenbrook Conservation Area Viewpoint via Donahue Drive is a 14-mile out-and-back in Edenbrook Conservation Area near Shorewood, MN. The route reaches Edenbrook Conservation Area Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 1,034 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Edenbrook Conservation Area Viewpoint via Donahue Drive

14 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 4 hr 48 min

Elevation 877–1,033 ft

Out & Back · Edenbrook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 44.89231, -93.58107

Weather Sep 23: 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 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftReach Edenbrook Conservation Area Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:12 PM

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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