Alimagnet Park

Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake

16 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake is a 16-mile out-and-back in Alimagnet Park near Rosemount, MN. The route passes Greenleaf Woods and Alimagnet Lake. It climbs 383 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,093 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.73140, -93.14162
Nearest town Rosemount, MN

Directions

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Greenleaf Woods & Alimagnet Lake

16 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 5 hr 31 min

Elevation 928–1,093 ft

Out & Back · Alimagnet Park

Trailhead: 44.73140, -93.14162

Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  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. 0.1 miTurn 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. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:05 AMSunset 7:04 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.5 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:02 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead