Geronime Pond
13.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Geronime Pond is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Geronime Pond at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Geronime Pond
13.7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 928–1,003 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.72137, -93.20103
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Geronime Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Flight Lane stop 138 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Galaxie Park Lake & Highline Trail 16 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Horseshoe Lake 15.8 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Erickson Pond & Koch Memorial Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- Wheaton Pond & Galaxie Park Lake 12.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- North Creek Greenway 6.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Innisfree Lake 11.9 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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