Erlandson Park & Coon Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Erlandson Park & Coon Creek Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Al Flynn Park near Coon Creek, MN. The route reaches Erlandson Park. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Erlandson Park & Coon Creek Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 829–863 ft
Out & Back · Al Flynn Park
Trailhead: 45.17145, -93.30079
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 111th Avenue Northwest stop 272 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coon Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Erlandson Park.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Erlandson Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Robinson Drive & 111th Avenue Northwest stop 272 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Erlandson Park–Target Northern Campus Lake, 4 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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