Field Trail–Pond Loop, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Field Trail–Pond Loop, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Ney Nature Center near Allansons Park, MN. It climbs 306 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Field Trail–Pond Loop, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 736–986 ft
Out & Back · Ney Nature Center
Trailhead: Prairie Loop · 44.54088, -93.88560
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:08 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto East Prairie Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Field Trail, heading W.
- 1 miReach Pond Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto East Prairie Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Pond Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Prairie Loop, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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