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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Fawn Trail–Hope Trail, 3 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Fawn Trail–Hope Trail, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park near Nerstrand, MN. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,073 – 1,198 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Oak Trail 44.34392, -93.11229
Nearest town Nerstrand, MN
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Fawn Trail–Hope Trail, 3 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 1,073–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Trailhead: White Oak Trail · 44.34392, -93.11229

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on White Oak Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Beaver Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Fawn Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Hope Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.4 miReach White Oak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miBear right onto Fawn Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Beaver Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto White Oak Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miArrive 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/fawn-trail-hope-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:04 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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