Battle Creek Regional Park
Freight Train
4.8 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Freight Train is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Battle Creek Regional Park near Highwood, MN. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Freight Train
4.8 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 706–837 ft
Out & Back · Battle Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: Access · 44.93157, -93.02310
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Highway 61 & Lower Afton Park & Ride stop 392 m from the trailhead
- Start on Access, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Freight Train, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto The Hump, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Connector, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sam Morgan Regional Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Freight Train, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left onto The Hump, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Freight Train, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Access, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Highway 61 & Lower Afton Park & Ride stop 392 m from the trailhead
More from Access Trailhead
- Freight Train & Sam Morgan Regional Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft
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