Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near West Coon Rapids, MN. The route reaches Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 865–916 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.15081, -93.37915
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fish Lake & Fish Lake West Trail via Rush Creek Regional Trail 14.4 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Shingle Creek Regional Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Elm Creek Park Reserve Beach–Elm Creek Swim Pond, 3 beaches 7.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Rush Creek Regional Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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