Hayden Loop
8.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Hayden Loop is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Elm Creek Park Reserve near Fletcher, MN. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hayden Loop
8.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 856–941 ft
Out & Back · Elm Creek Park Reserve
Trailhead: 45.15877, -93.46999
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hayden Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Hayden Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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