AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carroll's Woods

Erickson Pond & North Creek Greenway

9.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Erickson Pond & North Creek Greenway is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Carroll's Woods near Rosemount, MN. The route passes Erickson Pond and Erickson Pond. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,004 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.74363, -93.12238
Nearest town Rosemount, MN
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Erickson Pond & North Creek Greenway

9.3 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 928–1,003 ft

Out & Back · Carroll's Woods

Trailhead: 44.74363, -93.12238

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Erickson Pond.
  3. 350 ftSharp left onto Koch Memorial Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miPass Erickson Pond.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Creek Greenway, heading W.
  23. 0.7 miReach Erickson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  32. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Koch Memorial Trail, heading SE.
  42. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  43. 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/erickson-pond-erickson-pond-out-back-3-lakes-15-km

Trail surface

91% paved1% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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