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Elm Creek Park Reserve

Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Osseo, MN. The route passes Elm Creek Swim Pond and Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach before reaching Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 932 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.13422, -93.45788
Nearest town Osseo, MN
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Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 876–932 ft

Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve

Trailhead: 45.13422, -93.45788

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 200 ftSharp left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear right onto Valley Trail, heading E.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miPass Elm Creek Swim Pond.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Northern Lights Trail, heading N.
  14. 350 ftPass Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach.
  15. 0.3 miPass Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 250 ftReach Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Valley Trail, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 350 ftBear left onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  37. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  38. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  39. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 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/elm-creek-park-reserve-beach-elm-creek-swim-pond-out-back-6-beaches-7-km

Trail surface

69% paved22% dirt6% grass2% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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