AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Carroll's Woods

Erickson Pond & Koch Memorial Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Erickson Pond & Koch Memorial Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Carroll's Woods near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Erickson Pond at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,004 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.72137, -93.20103
Nearest town Apple Valley, MN
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Erickson Pond & Koch Memorial Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 928–1,003 ft

Out & Back · Carroll's Woods

Trailhead: 44.72137, -93.20103

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miPass Erickson Pond.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 100 ftSharp left onto Koch Memorial Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftReach Erickson Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  38. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  46. 1.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  47. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  48. 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-20-km

Trail surface

91% paved1% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Apple Valley, Minnesota