Hayden Loop Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 53 min
Hayden Loop Loop is a 2.6-mile loop in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Champlin, MN. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hayden Loop Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 53 min
Elevation 854–907 ft
Loop · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: Elm Creek Mountain Bike Trailhead · 45.18072, -93.41596
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline Lumps, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hayden Loop, heading N.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Elm Creek Mountain Bike Trailhead Trailhead
- Target Northern Campus Lake–Grizzland, 3 sights 11.3 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Oxbow Creek West Pond–Grizzland, 3 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Loop A Loop via Hayden Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 31 ft
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