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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Fox Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Fox Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park near Nerstrand, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,204 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.32717, -93.10507
Nearest town Nerstrand, MN
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Fox Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 1,181–1,205 ft

Out & Back · Nerstrand Big Woods State Park

Trailhead: 44.32717, -93.10507

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Fox Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miReach Fox Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 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/fox-trail-out-back-3b06

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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