Ney Nature Center

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.

Elevation

0 mi735 – 988 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Prairie Loop 44.54088, -93.88560
Nearest town Allansons Park, MN

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Prairie Loop, heading W.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto East Prairie Loop, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Field Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach Pond Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto East Prairie Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto Pond Loop, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Prairie Loop, heading N.
  11. 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 surface

43% grass9% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:08 AMSunset 7:07 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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