Frogs
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Frogs is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Vadnais Heights, MN. The route reaches Frogs at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Frogs
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 905–964 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.07920, -93.05521
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Frogs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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