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Carroll's Woods

Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake

15.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Carroll's Woods near Rosemount, MN. The route passes Greenleaf Woods and Alimagnet Lake. It climbs 493 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,093 ft16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.74906, -93.13000
Nearest town Rosemount, MN
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Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake

15.7 mi · ▲ 493 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 928–1,093 ft

Out & Back · Carroll's Woods

Trailhead: 44.74906, -93.13000

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

Transit-accessible: Robert Trail stop 274 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miPass Greenleaf Woods.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 1.9 miPass Alimagnet Lake.
  16. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miReach Greenleaf Woods, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 2.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/greenleaf-woods-alimagnet-lake-out-back-25-km-d8d8

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~160 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Robert Trail stop 274 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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