Erickson Pond
7.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Erickson Pond is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Rich Valley, MN. The route reaches Erickson Pond at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Erickson Pond
7.1 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 923–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.74469, -93.08258
Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Erickson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Galaxie Park Lake 13.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- North Creek Greenway 13 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Geronime Pond 12.6 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Wachter Lake & Geronime Pond 12.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Innisfree Lake 9.5 mi · ▲ 138 ft
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